Kronthaler F. (2005) Economic capability of East German regions: results of a cluster analysis, Regional Studies 39 , 739-750. This paper analyses the economic capability of East German regions compared with West German regions. Based on new growth theory and new economic geography, and using...

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of direct payments and rural development measures of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on employment in agriculture. We work with a dynamic labour demand equation augmented by the full set of policy instruments of the CAP, which is...

"This article uses the total population of firms, as contained in the Employee History ('Beschäftigten-Historik') of the IAB, to analyse the dynamics of employment in establishments of different size classes. This analysis is therefore the first of its kind to include all economic sectors for...

"The transformation process in the new Federal states is often subdivided into a 'transformation from above' (the splitting up of the old enterprises) and a 'transformation from below' (establishment of new enterprises). In this article these two partial processes are considered both with regard...

"The transformation process in the new Federal states is often subdivided into a 'transformation from above' (the splitting up of the old enterprises) and a 'transformation from below' (establishment of new enterprises). In this article these two partial processes are considered both with regard...

"Substantial employment promotional, labour market and structural policy contributions were expected from the companies for employment promotion, employment and structural development (ABS companies) within the context of the transformation process in eastern Germany. With a view to the three...

"In this paper the question as to the determinants of the search for self-employment instead of a job in dependent employment is analysed. Among other things it is tested whether in the group of jobseekers, the unemployed are more likely than the economically active or other non-active people to...

"Substantial employment promotional, labour market and structural policy contributions were expected from the companies for employment promotion, employment and structural development (ABS companies) within the context of the transformation process in eastern Germany. With a view to the three...

"In this paper the question as to the determinants of the search for self-employment instead of a job in dependent employment is analysed. Among other things it is tested whether in the group of jobseekers, the unemployed are more likely than the economically active or other non-active people to...