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A distribution dynamics approach to regional GDP convergence in unified Germany
Juessen, Falko - 2009
during the period 1992-2004. The main result is that regional convergence in unified Germany has been substantial. In the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003846988
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20 years of German unification : evidence on income convergence and heterogeneity
Brück, Tilman; Peters, Heiko - 2009
We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based …, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West Germany over the fifteen years for which data are available. Using a … highest negative income gap. This probably reflects out-migration from East Germany by the young and highly skilled. On the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901217
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Human capital spillovers, productivity and regional convergence in Spain
Ramos, Raúl; Suriñach Caralt, Jordi; Artís Ortuño, … - 2009
This paper analyses the differential impact of human capital, in terms of different levels of schooling, on regional productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying spatial panel data techniques. The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003920143
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The phantom of the opera : cultural amenities, human capital, and regional economic growth
Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan - 2010
We analyze the extent to which endogenous cultural amenities affect the spatial equilibrium share of high-human-capital employees. To overcome endogeneity, we draw on a quasi-natural experiment in German history and exploit the exogenous spatial distribution of baroque opera houses built as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008688861
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Local economic structure and industry development in Germany, 1993 - 2001
Blien, Uwe (contributor); Südekum, Jens (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
This paper analyses the impact of dynamic MAR- and Jacobs-externalities on local employment growth in Germany between … Combes (2000) on local employment growth in France and find very similar results for Germany. Afterwards we formulate an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002452347
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Human capital and the economic convergence mechanism : evidence from China
Zhang, Xiaboei; Li, Haizheng; Wang, Xiaojun; Fleisher, … - 2019
We examine the mechanism by which human capital affects economic growth and convergence, using provincial level panel data from China. We specify alternative measures of human capital and apply them to an enhanced growth model which we estimate parametrically, nonparametrically, and with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011993244
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Is there convergence of Russia's regions? : exploring the empirical evidence ; 1995 - 2010
Lehmann, Hartmut; Silvagni, Maria Giulia - 2013
This paper analyzes convergence in per capita gross regional product of Russia's regions during the period 1995-2010, when regional data are available. Using a panel regression framework we find no evidence for beta-convergence. Instead we find divergence, which is, however, attenuated over...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010127808
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Immigration and structural change : evidence from post-war Germany
Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2012
ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe to West Germany after World War II as a natural experiment to study this question. A … support for these predictions. -- immigration ; sectoral change ; output growth ; post-war Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009558962
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The effect of age at school entry on educational attainment in Germany
Fertig, Michael (contributor); Kluve, Jochen (contributor) - 2005
the effect of age at school entry on educational attainment for West and East Germany. Empirical results from linear …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002654256
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Real and nominal wage rigidities and the rate of inflation : evidence from West German micro data
Bauer, Thomas K. (contributor); Bonin, Holger (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001869625