We examine job creation and destruction in Eastern and Western Germany for the period of 1999 to 2004, using a large dataset, which enables us to capture clearly entries and exits. There are pronounced differences between the two parts of Germany in terms of magnitude and composition of gross...

EU enlargement offers significant welfare gains to old and new member states. However, these welfare gains do not come automatically but have to be earned by appropriate adjustments in domestic policies. This is particularly relevant for Germany's New Laender, which could benefit from the...

This paper investigates the potential for a further increase in trade between the fifteen old EU members and the twelve new countries having joined in 2004 and 2007 that results from a convergence of the new members' institutions towards the level of the EU-15 in accordance with the Acquis...

The question whether agglomeration effects are of importance for regional development has a long tradition in regional science. This paper asks if regional characteristics and specifically ag-glomeration effects influence the performance of plants in Germany and, if so, in which direction....

The description of geographical concentration and the search for its causes is at the focus of many studies. However, by not considering developments over an extended period of time, the majority of the studies mainly examine static relationships. This paper aims at filling this gap. We measure...

Unternehmen fällt es zunehmend schwer, Stellen zu besetzen. Dabei sind ländliche Räume aktuell offenbar stärker von Fachkräfteengpässen betroffen als städtische Räume. Umfassend analysiert wurden diese regionalen Disparitäten bislang jedoch nicht. Wir untersuchen das Ausmaß von...

Spätestens im Zuge der Erweiterung der Europäischen Union um zehn neue Mitglieder am 1. Mai 2004 ist nun auch in der Öffentlichkeit die Debatte um die künftige Ausgestaltung des EU-Haushalts und damit auch der Regional- und Strukturpolitik der Gemeinschaft entbrannt. Die Förderung aus den...