Während der vergangenen zehn Jahre lässt sich in Ostdeutschland ein klarer wirtschaftlicher Aufholprozess zum Westen beobachten. Das zeigt die vorliegende Analyse von Arbeitslosenquoten und Löhnen auf der Ebene von Landkreisen und kreisfreien Städten. Wohingegen westdeutsche Regionen eine...

According to the possibilities offered by the existing resources, rural development in Romania is still difficult to achieve. The economic-social gaps between the urban and rural areas are among the highest in the EU and relatively at the same amplitude for many years. The recent period, marked...

In Romania, at the level of residential environments there are gaps in terms of quality of life, these are reflected through socio-economic indicators. The degree of poverty is high in rural areas, determined by both economic and demographic, social and cultural factors. It is known that incomes...

The paper analyzes the satisfaction regarding the financial situation in Romania compared to the rest of the member countries of the European Union. The work analyzed indicators that express the material well-being of a society such as: GDP and Median Income, but also satisfaction regarding the...

Despite worldwide expansion of higher education, the impact of higher education institutions on local economic activity is still poorly understood. We analyze the local economic effects of branch campus openings in Tennessee and Texas, two states representative of the underlying U.S. enrollment...

Francophone Africa has been dominated to date by the political, economic and cultural repercussions of France’s colonial rule. A major instrument to assert France's interests was the upkeep of a common monetary policy and currency, the CFA Franc. Although this has been increasingly resented by...

Francophone Africa has been dominated to date by the political, economic and cultural repercussions of France’s colonial rule. A major instrument to assert France's interests was the upkeep of a common monetary policy and currency, the CFA Franc. Although this has been increasingly resented by...

Uneven regional development is a problem that occurs in most of countries in the world. Development disparities in socio-economic and regional framework should be a problem that can be solved by policy holders in the region. Local election became one of the political processes to select and...

This paper investigates whether and how high-speed rail (HSR) construction affects local bank performance. Using the difference-in-difference method, we find that the city commercial banks (CCBs) significantly experience an overall decrease in ROA after HSR is introduced in the headquarters...

We investigate the informal influence of political leaders’ spouses on the subnational allocation of foreign aid. Building new worldwide datasets on personal characteristics of political leaders and their spouses as well as on geocoded development aid projects (including new data on 19...