Micro- and Macrodata of Firms - Statistical Analysis and International Comparison (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)

In industrial countries there is a strong interest in the international comparison of business data regarding productivity efficiency and competitiveness. This volume presents methods for the statistical analysis of micro- and macrodata of firms and for an international comparison of the aggregates. Case studies referring to specific countries play an important role for the development of economic hypotheses that should be tested at the international level.