Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, ob durch eine Länderneugliederung, d.h. im wesentlichen durch eine Zusammenlegung kleiner Länder, Effizienzsteigerungen bei der Bereitstellung öffentlicher Güter und damit volkswirtschaftliche Wohlfahrtsgewinne zu erzielen wären. Die...

The vast majority of regions in West Germany, and the EU, have become more similar in terms of per-capita income and productivity between 1980 and 2000. But a number of rich areas - generally large agglomerations - have succeeded in departing from this trend of convergence. They are continuing...

We use a large micro-dataset to assess the importance of intangible capital - organisation, R&D and ICT capital - for the economic performance of establishments and regions in Germany. In 2003 self-produced intangible capital accounted for more than one fifth of the total capital stock of...

This paper takes up a phenomenon in European geographical development: the simultaneity of regional economic convergence on the one hand and the continued spatial concentration of economic activities on the other. Overall, the disparities in productivity and income between regions in the...