Konzeptionelle Grundlagen -- Forschungsdesign -- Koordinationsmechanismen des Wissenstransfers -- Wissensakkumulation durch Wissenstransfer -- Implikationen und Gestaltungsempfehlungen -- Fazit und Ausblick.

We study how an aggregate bank flow shock impacts German cities' GDP growth depending on the state of their local real estate markets. Identification exploits a policy framework assigning refugees to cities on a quasi-random basis and variation in non-developable area for the construction of a...

World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on...