quickly with West Germany, mainly because the capital stock was modernised and expanded. Convergence, however, has almost come …

convergence, East Germany, transition, economic growth … quickly with West Germany, mainly because the capital stock was modernised and expanded. Convergence, however, has almost come …

. While the primary measure for convergence and catching up is per capita output, we also look at other macroeconomic … studies of convergence between regions of reunified Germany, our approach is purely based upon the time series dimension and … process. In our analysis, we find evidence of catching up for East Germany for most of the indicators. However, convergence …

30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, no full convergence of the economic performance and the living conditions … discusses possible reasons for the lack of convergence such as the legacy of the planned economy, economic policy mistakes made … erosion of market forces are discussed. This leads to economic policy recommendations to achieve full convergence of the …