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The analysis of complex networks has recently received considerable attention. The work by Albert and Barabási presented a research challenge to network analysis, that is, growth of the network. The present paper offers a network analysis of the spatial commuting network in Germany. First, we...

The paper analyses industrial migration in the Federal Republic of Germany. The investigation proceeds from the hypothesis that firms have a strong preference to remain in situ. Consequently, in order to explain industrial migration, the conditions necessary to induce a willingness to move have...

Recently, the number of state interventions and of firm subsidies has largely increased. However, the possible outcome of such interventions is rather am-biguous. This paper investigates the impact of firm subsidies granted by Ger-man regional policy. The long experiences made with regional...

"Bei Prognosen der regionalen Beschäftigungsentwicklung ist es im allgemeinen üblich, zwischen einer (sektoralen) Struktur- und einer Standortkomponente zu trennen. Expost-Analysen zeigen jedoch, daß weder der sektorale Strukturfaktor den vermuteten Erklärungsgehalt besitzt noch der...

Main topics of the following analysis are the development of spatial structure and the question whether the economic disparities between agglomerations and peripheral areas will con- or diverge. Frequently, economic disparities are measured by per capita income. Because of the relationship...

"Im ersten Teil wird die Prognose aus dem Jahr 1991 einer ex-post Kontrolle unterzogen. Kennzeichen jener Prognose ist eine Trendprojektion des Beschäftigungsanteils einer Region am Bundesgebiet. Der Vergleich der prognostizierten mit der tatsächlichen Veränderung 1987 bis 1992 bestätigt die...