Template-type: ReDIF-Archive 1.0 Handle: RePEc:wsr Name: Publications of the FIW-Project Maintainer-Email: fiw-pb@fiw.at Description: The purpose of the FIW Working Paper series is to circulate the res ults of ongoing research in international economics within the Austrian research community and thus to encourage discussion and stimulate critical comments with in the field as well as to enhance networking and potential cooperation among re searchers. Submitted paper should be confined to topics within the field of inte rnational economics (JEL-codes F and also O) and employ scientific methods in th e analysis and / or be of relevance to economic policy questions. Empirical, the oretical as well as policy-oriented contributions are welcome. Submitted papers are subject to a screening process to ensure that they fall into the above speci fied topic as well as to ensure the general quality of the paper. However, there is no proper refereeing process in view of the intention of the series to stimu late discussion among the research community and to allow for suggestions for re vision before submission to a scientific journal. URL: http://www.fiw.ac.at/fileadmin/RePEc/wsr/ Homepage: http://www.fiw.ac.at/ Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) http://repec.org