Regional analysis of East Germany: A comparison of the economic situation of states, districts, and municipalities
Franz Barjak, Peter Franz, Gerhard Heimpold, Martin T. W. Rosenfeld
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 2,
2000
Abstract
A decade after the German unification we look at the extent of economic differentiation within East Germany. This is achieved by help of a set of selected statistical indicators for the years 1991 to 1998. Comparisons are drawn a) between the East German jurisdictions and b) between West and East German jurisdictions. On the federal state (Laender) level it can be shown that each state has developped its own specific economic profile. Brandenburg is characterized by a positive net migration (suburban function for Berlin), relatively low unemployment and high GDP values, but relatively low entrepreneurial activities. Saxony has achieved the lowest unemployment, a good endowment with human capital, modern industrial technology, infrastructure, and entrepreneurial activities. Special features of Thuringia consist of a relatively large number of patent applications and a stable industrial base. The economic state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is characterized by low industrial investment, negative net migration, and high unemployment. A special feature of this federal state is the intense investmenr in tourist services. Saxony-Anhalt registers the highest decrease in the numbers of industrial workers between 1991 and 1998 and the highest unemployment. On the other side it shows the highest amount of investment, especially in chemical industry and in mineral oil processing.
On the county level four clusters can be identified by means of a cluster analysis: A “cluster of counties with severe economic weaknesses” with a bias in the regions indutrialized in an early stage, a “cluster with a high human capital potential and suburbanization loss” consisting of 21 cities, a “cluster of counties with good economic results” predominantly surrounding the larger cities, and a “cluster of counties with SME growth potential” concentrating in Thuringia and Saxony.
The results at the city level show that the larger cities above 100.000 inhabitants, especially Dresden and Leipzig, do better than the smaller cities. Jena in Thuringia has specialized as a location for R&D, Zwickau in Saxony as a location for the automobile industry. Altogether the economic differences between the East German federal states, counties, and cities still are less pronounced than the degree of differentiation of their West German counterparts.
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Foreign banks in economic development: Experiences from the regulated financial system of South Korea
Ralf Müller
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 110,
2000
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The renovation of the service sector in the New Länder
Gerald Müller
Forschungsreihe,
No. 7,
1999
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Diese umfangreiche Studie zeichnet ein Bild von den besonderen Nachfrage- und Angebotseffekten, durch die der Erneuerungsprozess des ostdeutschen Dienstleistungssektors maßgeblich bestimmt wurde. Dazu zählen auf der Nachfrageseite die vergleichsweise niedrigen Einkommen in den neuen Bundesländern sowie die Ost-West-Transfers und auf der Angebotsseite die beruflichen Qualifikationen der Erwerbspersonen.
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Series Review: Conditions of Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe
Johannes Stephan
Journal for East European Management Studies (JEEMS),
No. 2,
1999
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Revenue Implications of Trade Liberalization
L. Ebrill, Reint E. Gropp, J. Stotsky
IMF Occasional Papers, No. 180,
No. 180,
1999
Abstract
In recent decades many countries have dismantled trade barriers and opened their economies to international competition. Trade liberalization is seen to promote economic efficiency, international competitiveness, and an expansion of trade, perhaps especially in imperfectly competitive markets. Yet despite this progress in trade liberalization, as evidenced by the conclusion of the Uruguay Round in 1994 and the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, trade barriers are still widespread. Some economies and some sectors (e.g., agriculture in many industrial countries) remain relatively insulated from the global economy by a variety of nontariff and tariff barriers, even as import substitution continues to lose ground as a strategy for economic development.
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Economic Transition in Hungary and East Germany – Gradualism and Shock Therapy in Catch-Up Development. Studies
Johannes Stephan
Economic Transition,
1999
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Development problems and policies at the German border with Poland; Regional aspects of trade and investment
Franz Barjak, Gerhard Heimpold
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 101,
1999
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Pathways to Capitalism – Explaining the Difference in the Economic Development of the Visegrád States, the States of the Former Soviet Union and China
Silke Tober, Hansjörg Herr
External Publications,
1999
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Success and failure: Criteria for evaluating East Germany's economic development
Cornelia Lang, Rüdiger Pohl
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 106,
1999
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Abolition of joint tasks of federal and state governments
Martin T. W. Rosenfeld
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 4,
1999
Abstract
In der aktuellen Diskussion über die Reform
der deutschen Finanzverfassung wird u.a. die Forderung erhoben, daß der Bund auf seine Beteiligung an den heutigen „Gemeinschaftsaufgaben von
Bund und Ländern“ zukünftig verzichten sollte. Der Artikel geht den Fragen nach, welche Vorteile die Beteiligung des Bundes an den heutigen Gemeinschaftsaufgaben mit sich bringt, und welche dieser Vorteile auch mit anderen Regelungen erreicht werden könnten. In bezug auf einen Teil der
heutigen Gemeinschaftsaufgaben gibt es durchaus plausible Argumente für eine Bundesbeteiligung; wenn diesen Argumenten ein hohes Gewicht zugebilligt werden soll, so müßte die Bundesbeteiligung für die betreffenden Aufgaben erhalten bleiben.
Für die anderen Gemeinschaftsaufgaben läßt sich die Beteiligung des Bundes an der Aufgabengestaltung und -finanzierung demgegenüber heute nicht mehr überzeugend begründen. Allerdings müßten zur Abdeckung des gesamtstaatlichen Steuerungsbedarfs im Bereich dieser Aufgaben neue Institutionen geschaffen werden, wie etwa Verfahren zur Beihilfen-Kontrolle bei der regionalen Wirtschaftsförderung oder eine Ausweitung
der originären Steuereinnahmen der Länder.
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