Die nationalsozialistische Besatzung Europas wirkte massiv auf die Volkswirtschaften aller betroffenen Gebiete ein. Die Proklamation eines Großwirtschaftsraums eröffnete die Perspektive der Grenzenlosigkeit. Den zur Verwaltung der besetzten

"How persistent are cultural traits? This paper uses data on anti-Semitism in Germany and finds continuity at the local level over more than half a millennium. When the Black Death hit Europe in 1348-50, killing between one third and one half of the population, its cause was unknown. Many...

Can infrastructure investment win "hearts and minds"? We analyze a famous case in the early stages of dictatorship - the building of the motorway network in Nazi Germany. The Autobahn was one of the most important projects of the Hitler government. It was intended to reduce unemployment, and was...