KBW 31: The study, which was carried out as part of the “Nordwärts project”, explains the disparity in economic power observed in northern Germany with structural causes.

KBW 1: Against the background of the increasing globalization of economic relations, the study presented here examines the potential and opportunities for buil

Against the background of the increasing globalization of economic relations, the study presented here examines the potential and opportunities for buil

The flight and expulsion of Germans from Eastern Europe after World War II constitutes one of the largest forced population movements in history. We analyse the economic integration of these migrants and their offspring in West Germany. A quarter...

Die wirtschaftliche Situation in Ost- und Westdeutschland unterscheidet sich auch über zwei Jahrzehnte nach dem Mauerfall deutlich voneinander. In Zukunft, das zeigt dieser Beitrag, dürfte der Osten allerdings an Wirtschaftskraft gegenüber dem Westen...

We qualitatively match new economic geography (NEG) to stylized facts on German economic integration after 1989. We find that NEG may explain German integration reasonably well. Germany may currently be close to the peak of the bell curve, which...

Both Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein must face up to global competition, so that they could improve their starting position if they bundled their energie

Identifying European economic integration and globalization: a review of concepts and measures, Regional Studies. Processes of regional economic integration such as the European integration process have been shaping the economic relations between...

The flight and expulsion of Germans from Eastern Europe during and after World War II constitutes one of the largest forced population movements in history. We analyze the economic integration of these forced migrants and their offspring in West...