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...

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....

This paper investigates whether labor mobility varies with the degree of agglomeration and, if so, how the differences can be explained. The theoretical basis rests on the advantages agglomerations exhibit in providing a large pooled labor market, one of Marshall's famous three sources of...

This paper analyzes the evolution of geographical concentration in the West German manufacturing, service, and knowledge-intensive sectors over a time period of 30 years. Drawing on detailed plant data of 187 industries from 1980 to 2010, we observe substantial concentration that is highest in...

In East Germany a profound demographic change has been taking place that manifests itself in the shrinkage and the aging of the population. One major cause is the drop in the East German fertility rates by about half directly after the reunification of Germany in 1990. In no other countries of...

This paper deals with the question whether firms' employment performance in the periods preceding their exit can be regarded as casting a 'Shadow of Death' on their final leaving the market. This aspect is of high relevance for politicians and other decision-makers, because by knowing more about...

Against the background of bad labor market conditions with high unemployment, poor job prospects, and low wages, East Germany used to experience long-standing high net migration outflows. During the last years, however, the situation on the East German labor market changed fundamentally, and...

Der Gesetzesentwurf der Fraktion Bundnis 90/Die Grunen im Thüringer Landtag sieht vor, einen gesetzlichen Mindestlohn im öffentlichen Dienst in Thüringen einzuführen. Dieser Mindestlohn soll Gültigkeit entfalten sowohl fur Beschäftigte des Landes und der thüringischen Kommunen als auch...

Wirtschaftskraft und Arbeitsmarktverfassung unterscheiden sich sehr stark zwischen den Regionen Deutschlands. Entsprechend variiert die Entlohnung der Beschäftigten. Das mittlere Bruttomonatsentgelt der sozialversicherungspflichtig Vollzeitbeschäftigten unterscheidet sich nicht nur erheblich...

Der ökonomische Erfolg von Betrieben hängt auch von der lokalen Wirtschaftsstruktur ab. Betriebe sind oftmals produktiver, wenn sie in der Nähe zu anderen Betrieben aus der gleichen Branche angesiedelt sind. Hier wird untersucht, wie sich die Standortmuster der Branchen in Westdeutschland...