Der demografische Wandel und die Finanzknappheit der öffentlichen Kassen haben in den vergangenen Jahren zu vielfältigen Veränderungen in der (kommunalen) Daseinsvorsorge geführt. Vor allem entlegene ländliche Räume in Ost- und Westdeutschland sehen sich mit den unmittelbaren Folgen des...

Shrinking populations have been gaining increasing attention, especially in post-socialist East and Central European countries. While most studies focus on the population decline of capital cities and their regions, much less is known about the spatial dimension of population decline on the...

Since the 1990s, Lithuania lost almost a quarter of its population, and some regions within the country lost more than 50% of their residents. Such a sharp population decline poses major challenges to politicians, policy makers and planners. This study aims to get more insight into the recent...

We examine the role of demographic change for regional convergence in living standards in Canada. Due to economies of scale within a family, decreasing household size has an impact on convergence in living standards, while per capita income convergence remains unaffected. We find that, by...