We construct a unique data set to analyze whether or not a large temporary shock had an impact on German city growth and city size distribution. Following recent work by Davis and Weinstein (2001) on Japan, we take the strategic bombing of German cities during WWII as our example of such a...

We construct a unique data set to analyze whether or not a large temporary shock had an impact on German city growth and city size distribution. Following recent work by Davis and Weinstein (2001) on Japan, we take the strategic bombing of German cities during WWII as our example of such a...

This paper studies whether the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy offers new perspectives for those who, in economic terms, were relatively deprived under the old regime. Previous empirical research on this question has been limited by the availability of representative...

Die Prozesse der Umstrukturierung und der Transformation im Groß- und Einzelhandel sowie in der Handelsvermittlung in den neuen Bundesländern stellen für die wissenschaftliche und empirische Handelsforschung eine große Herausforderung dar. denn die über viele Jahrzehnte entwickelten...