Why do borders still matter for economic activity? The reunification of Germany in 1990 provides a unique natural … to trade between East Germany and West Germany were eliminated completely within a very short period of time. The …

Why do borders still matter for economic activity? The reunification of Germany in 1990 provides a unique natural … to trade between East Germany and West Germany were eliminated completely within a very short period of time. The …

In this paper we describe the development of regional specialisation and geographical concentration in Germany between …. By and large and with some exceptions, this conclusion holds both for West Germany and Germany as a whole, as well as for …

This paper examines data on trade flows between West German Bundeslander (federal states) and East Germany to explore … find a home bias of about factor 2.2; West German shipments to East Germany are about 120% larger than deliveries to an …