In this paper we show that the recent model by Duranton (AER, 2007) performs remarkablywell in replicating the city size distribution of West Germany, much better than the simplerank-size rule known as Zipf´s law. The main mechanism of this theoretical framework is thechurning of industries...

This paper investigates some crucial aspects of the recent development of industrial districts in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where this type of spatial agglomeration of industrial firms has flourished since the period immediately after the Second World War. In particular, it is aimed at...

The paper Investigates stability and change of regional economic activities in the longrun.As the unit of analysis we selected the machine tool industry in West Germany forthe years 1953 to 2002. We spot a strong variance in the activities between the differentregions. These differences are...

In this paper we build a quality-augmented version of an economic geography model whereconsumers have heterogenous tastes for a set of manufacturing varieties. We discuss afootloose capital model and a footloose entrepreneur model. We show that firms selling thegoods with higher values select...

The model of compensating differentials in regional labor markets was developed by Roback(1982). The model interprets regional differences in constant quality wages and rents ascompensating firms and residents for inter-regional differences in amenities. The modelassumes that the costs of...

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 ofconvergence. They are continuing to...

This paper provides a simple theory of geographical mobility which simultaneously explainspeople’s choice of residences in space and the location of industry. Residences are chosenon the basis of the utility which mobile households obtain across locations...

Die bundesdeutsche Logistikbranche boomt und ist ein echter Jobmotor. Die Logistik ist nicht nur einer der größten Wirtschaftsbranchen in Deutschland und wird als Motor für Wachstum und Innovation gesehen. Sie führt damit auch zur Schaffung neuer, zukunftsfähiger Arbeitsplätze. Im Jahre...

Wir analysieren die räumliche Verteilung verschiedener Kategorien kreativer Personen inDeutschland. Allgemein ist der Anteil der Kreativen in den Städten höher als auf dem Land.Ein etwas abweichendes Standortverhalten zeigen die freiberuflichen Künstler, für die auch ineinigen ländlichen...

This paper employs data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) anddata from the German Social Insurance Statistics to study nascententrepreneurship. In particular, micro data from the GSOEP characterizingemployees and nascent entrepreneurs is combined with regional characteristics.Firstly,...