The New Economic Geography predicts a positive effect of market access on wages, as represented by the wage equation. Several studies provide empirical evidence in favor of the wage equation. However, a key problem is the endogeneity of market access: it is challenging to identify the causal...

Nach der deutschen Vereinigung wurde eine Vielzahl von Maßnahmen ergriffen, um die Infrastruktur in den neuen Bundesländern zu verbessern oder aufzubauen, die Investitionstätigkeit zu fördern und den Anpassungsprozeß sozialpolitisch abzufedern. Die Transfers von West nach Ostdeutschland...

The obsolete capital stock in eastern Germany has to be rebuilt. This will increase the capital demand in Germany for the next few years. In addition to the increased demand for capital, government transfers need to be financed. The macroeconomic accounting identity requires that net savings of...