This discussion paper deals with the reconstruction of transportation and telecommunication infrastructures in Eastern Germany and especially Saxony after the 1990 unification. Following a representation of investment measures and their influence on capital stocks in transportation...

In this paper, the chances of Saxony s capital city Dresden to become Eastern Germany s first high-tech-region is discussed. A presentation of the theoretical background of innovative milieux is followed by an overview of the region s universities, R&D institutes and other facilities relevant...

Die Coronakrise und der anhaltende Lockdown dürften die Struktur der deutschen Wirtschaft zumindest in einigen Bereichen nachhaltig verändern. Die Arbeitsorganisation hat sich in Richtung Homeoffice verschoben, und der Online-Handel weist hohe Wachstumsraten auf, während der stationäre...