The 1990s are already witnessing major changes in the international macroeconomy. The savings of the world's two major creditor nations, Japan and Germany, are likely to shrink further whilst investment demand, particularly in Eastern Europe, rises dramatically. The resulting global investment flows will have profound macroeconomic and growth effects, including the potential for higher real interest rates and resource shifts. German Unification and the International Macroeconomy examines these issues, taking Germany as its focus. Germany has been uniquely involved in these changes and its...
The 1990s are already witnessing major changes in the international macroeconomy. The savings of the world's two major creditor nations, Japan and Ger...
International agreements on competition law and policy are notoriously difficult to implement. This collection of essays examines the complexities involved when the issues of international co-ordination and harmonization of competition law and policy are considered.
International agreements on competition law and policy are notoriously difficult to implement. This collection of essays examines the complexities inv...
Motor vehicles are prominent among the flows of exports and/or imports for Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States, and these trade flows are heavily influenced by the basic relative competitiveness of the production processes for automotive manufacturing. In this book the authors analyze the factors that contributed to the comparative cost competitiviness of the four countries' auto industries over the period 1961-1984 and disentangle the factors contributing to the Japanese cost and efficiency advantages. The authors provide estimates of comparative costs of automobile production...
Motor vehicles are prominent among the flows of exports and/or imports for Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States, and these trade flows are he...
Motor vehicles are prominent among the flows of exports and/or imports for Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States, and these trade flows are heavily influenced by the basic relative competitiveness of the production processes for automotive manufacturing. In this book the authors analyze the factors that contributed to the comparative cost competitiviness of the four countries' auto industries over the period 1961-1984 and disentangle the factors contributing to the Japanese cost and efficiency advantages. The authors provide estimates of comparative costs of automobile production...
Motor vehicles are prominent among the flows of exports and/or imports for Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States, and these trade flows are he...
The rapid pace of technological change is placing the world's telephone companies in a very difficult position. Fiber optics cables, wireless telephones, digital signal compression, and sophisticated new switching equipment are lowering the cost of providing service and opening the gates to new competition. At the same time, these new technologies are providing the telephone companies with a wide array of new market opportunities. Unfortunately, their status as regulated carriers makes it difficult to exploit these new opportunities and to fend off competitive assaults on their traditional...
The rapid pace of technological change is placing the world's telephone companies in a very difficult position. Fiber optics cables, wireless telep...
This text aims to show that subsidised residential telephone access has little effect on telephone subscriptions in America while it has harmful consequences on the overall value of services.
This text aims to show that subsidised residential telephone access has little effect on telephone subscriptions in America while it has harmful conse...
Considering all sources of energy and the major world markets, these papers from energy economists in the United States, Canada, and Britain all indicate that the 1973 energy 'crisis'; was and is a short-run problem caused by government action or inaction. Past policies are analysed, and future policies recommended.
Considering all sources of energy and the major world markets, these papers from energy economists in the United States, Canada, and Britain all indic...
Considering all sources of energy and the major world markets, these papers from energy economists in the United States, Canada, and Britain all indicate that the 1973 energy 'crisis' was and is a short-run problem caused by government action or inaction. Past policies are analysed, and future policies recommended.
Considering all sources of energy and the major world markets, these papers from energy economists in the United States, Canada, and Britain all indic...