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Is East Germany Catching Up? A Time Series Perspective
Aumann, Bernd; Scheufele, Rolf - 2009
This paper assesses whether the economy of East Germany is catching up with the West German region in terms of welfare. While the primary measure for convergence and catching up is per capita output, we also look at other macroeconomic indicators such as unemployment rates, wage rates, and...
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What Happened to the East German Housing Market? – A Historical Perspective on the Role of Public Funding –
Michelsen, Claus; Weiß, Dominik - 2009
The paper analyses the development of the East German housing market after the reunification of the former German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990. We analyse the dynamics of the East German housing market within the framework of the wellknown stockflow model,...
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How much of a socialist legacy? The reemergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy
Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - 2012
The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the collapse of the East German state in 1989. It took about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291841
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Transfers, agglomeration and German unification
Ross, Matthias - 2001
This paper analyses in the framework of a 2-region economic geography model the impact of transfers on agglomeration of economic activity. Two main results can be derived: First, subsidies to the activity of firms are more efficient to avoid agglomeration than subsidies to consumers (social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295568
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Good institutions are not enough: Ongoing challenges of East German development
Carlin, Wendy - 2010
A major theme in accounts of the transitional recession and delayed convergence in post-communist economies is the role of institutions. Yet via unification, East Germany had immediate access to credible, high quality institutions. This paper argues that success in a capitalist economy depends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274948
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Ostdeutschland 20 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall: was war und was ist heute mit der Wirtschaft?
Brenke, Karl; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 78 (2009) 2, pp. 32-62
Der Artikel zeigt in den grundlegenden Zügen die Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland seit dem Beginn der Umstrukturierung und … Haushaltseinkommen hat Ostdeutschland stärker aufgeholt als bei der Wirtschaftsleistung. Ausdruck der Rückständigkeit ist neben einem … Wirtschaftsleistung in erheblichem Maße mit einer starken Besiedlungsdichte zusammenhängt. In Ostdeutschland ist das auch der Fall - wegen …
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Die Jahre 1989 und 1990: das wirtschaftliche Desaster der DDR: schleichender Niedergang und Schocktherapie
Brenke, Karl - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 78 (2009) 2, pp. 18-31
Die Wirtschaft der DDR war eine Ökonomie des Mangels. Im Jahr 1989 stand sie nicht weit vom Abgrund entfernt - paradoxerweise deshalb, weil die DDR über ihre Verhältnisse gelebt hatte. Im Zentrum der Politik stand über viele Jahre die konsumtive Verwendung der Wirtschaftsleistung; der Konsum...
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Demografische Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland: Tendenzen und Implikationen
Ragnitz, Joachim - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 78 (2009) 2, pp. 110-121
Seit dem Zusammenbruch der DDR hat sich die Bevölkerungszahl in den ostdeutschen Flächenländern um 2,1 Millionen Personen vermindert; dies sind 13,7 Prozent der ursprünglichen Einwohnerzahl. Ausschlaggebend dafür waren nicht nur hohe Nettoabwanderungen insbesondere bei jüngeren...
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A Study of the Competitiveness of Regions based on a Cluster Analysis: The Example of East Germany
Kronthaler, Franz - 2003
This paper examines whether some East German regions have already achieved the same economic capability as the regions in West Germany, so that they are on a competitive basis with the West German regions and are able to reach the same economic level in the long run. If this is not the case, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316353
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Panel estimation of state dependent adjustment when the target is unobserved
von Kalckreuth, Ulf - 2008
Understanding adjustment processes has become central in economics. Empirical analysis is fraught with the problem that the target is usually unobserved. This paper develops, simulates and applies GMM methods for estimating dynamic adjustment models in a panel data context with partially...
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