The mission of the ESCE Economic and Social Research Center, Eisenstadt, Austria and Cologne, Germany is to generate novel insights with regard to economic phenomena and social processes. The Center engages in advanced analytical research and draws upon its continuously expanding portfolio of state-of-the-art research methods. ESCE explores regional dynamics, public administration reform, development economics and its linkages with human capital formation, and intergenerational transfers and exchanges. The Center's audience consists of academics, policy-makers, public officials, and business leaders.