In a simple growth model we explore the current and future growth effects of the regional population structure. Regional GDP growth in 227 regions within six countries in central Europe is explored as how they depend on the young and old dependency ratio. The young dependency ratio (YDR) is...

This study investigates exchange rate movements in the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary System (EMS) and in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM-II). On the basis of the variant of the target zone model proposed by Bartolini and Prati (1999) and Bessec (2003), we set up a...

The process of European integration has gained considerable momentum during the past couple of years. This paper provides an assessment of the degree of integration of both the accession states of central and eastern Europe and of the pre-ins for monetary union with respect to Germany. Using...

Innerhalb des Aufgabenfeldes der Raumplanung stellt die grenzübergreifende Kooperation einen aktuellen Brennpunkt dar, der auch zukünftig weiter an Bedeutung gewinnen wird. Gerade an der EU-Außengrenze kommt der intensiven grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenarbeit als Verbindungselement eine...