This project investigated theoretical foundations with respect to the analysis of determinants in industrial decision-making. Within the scope of this discussion emerged certain advantages of evolutionary and…
In this project, we address some fundamental questions concerning the search for an analytical frame for the assessment of the contribution of nature to economical development and specifically the role of nature…
The goal of the project is an empirical analysis of knowledge flows in the European manufacturing industry and service sector, and of the implications of knowledge flows for the corresponding innovation behaviour.…
Ten Eastern European countries are currently conducting negotiations with the EU with the aim of becoming a member of the European Union as soon as possible. When joining the EU, these Eastern European countries…
Income differentials between the qualified and unqualified which have increased in the last two decades are explained by the increasing importance of international trade (outsourcing of wage-intensive production…
This research project aims at establishing the internal and external costs of land-based passenger transport for different means of transport, and at internalising them in such a way that efficient pricing becomes…
The globalisation of markets, rapid technical progress, varying regional market dynamism and the international exchange of goods and services gradually change the terms of competition for companies. Heavy …
The primary objective of the IMPRESS project is to establish a Europe-wide methodological framework for analysing the impact of clean production on employment. In addition, the project will produce empirical…
According to the European Parliament, unemployment, social disintegration, the lack of an integrative policy, and the worsening of urban services and living conditions cause frustration and despair, especially…
The issues addressed here were advanced as part of a project group on integrated sustainable development policy commissioned by the Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gesellschaft. This meant a unification of environmental,…