Geppert, Kurt; Gornig, Martin; Werwatz, Axel - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005
The vast majority of regions in West Germany, and the EU, have become more similar in terms of per-capita income and productivity between 1980 and 2000. But a number of rich areas - generally large agglomerations - have succeeded in departing from this trend of convergence. They are continuing...