This paper studies the sectoral and geographical dimensions of the response of bank lending to sectoral growth. We use several bank-level datasets provided by the Deutsche Bundesbank for the 1996-2002 period. Our results show that bank heterogeneity affects how lending responds to domestic...

We analyze the performance of firms in the German business-related services sector. A quarterly business survey provides the panel data base of our study. Firm performance is measured by the survey respondents? ordinal indication of their changes in total sales. We use a firstorder Markov chain...

Like many other industrialised countries Germany has experienced a powerful concentration process in food retailing. There are some issues, however, which make Germany a special case in Europe and among industrialised countries in general. This holds true in terms of market structure and...

This report examines structural change in employment and the development of servicesector jobs in Germany and Britain between 1993 and 2002. During this period the British labour market was buoyant, while the employment situation in Germany can only be described as dismal. There is much...

This paper starts out by pointing out the challenges and weaknesses which the German banking systems faces according to the prevailing views among national and international observers. These challenges include a general problem of profitability and, possibly as its main reason, the strong role...

This article presents an overview of the contemporary German insurance market, its structure, players, and development trends. First, brief information about the history of the insurance industry in Germany is provided. Second, the contemporary market is analyzed in terms of its legal and...

Aufgrund des langsameren Wachstums der Weltwirtschaft, politischer Handelskonflikte und der zuletzt schwachen Industriekonjunktur in Deutschland musste die chemische Industrie im vergangenen Jahr sowohl Produktions- als auch Umsatzrückgänge verzeichnen. Für die weitere Entwicklung zeigen die...

Der Fernbusverkehr ist zu Beginn der Pandemie fast vollständig zum Erliegen gekommen und nimmt seit Ende März 2021 seinen Betrieb wieder auf. Seit seiner Liberalisierung 2013 bietet der Fernbusverkehr nicht nur preiswerte Mobilität, sondern trägt auch zu Einkommen und Beschäftigung bei. Es...