Der besonders massiv seit der deutschen Vereinigung, aber auch schon zuvor beobachtbare Geburtenrückgang wird in den neuen Bundesländern in den kommenden Jahren gravierende Folgen haben. Diese Veränderungen, die bereits im Schulwesen zu beobachten sind, werden in den nächsten Jahren den...

We provide, for the first time, a detailed and comprehensive overview of the demography of more than 50,000 towns, villages, and manors in 1871 Prussia. We study religion, literacy, fertility, and group segregation by location type (town, village, and manor). We find that Jews live predominantly...

We provide, for the first time, a detailed and comprehensive overview of the demography of more than 50,000 towns, villages, and manors in 1871 Prussia. We study religion, literacy, fertility, and group segregation by location type (town, village, and manor). We find that Jews live predominantly...

The paper discusses the main changes in student demographics in post-communist Romania, particularly in relation to their influence on the diversity of the higher education system after 1989. It argues that the demographic trends in question explain, in substantial part, the fact that on a...