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Anna Solms

Anna Solms
Aktuelle Position

seit 6/22

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin der Abteilung Makroökonomik

Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH)

Forschungsschwerpunkte
  • dynamische Makroökonomik
  • Umweltökonomik
  • Regionalökonomik

Anna Solms ist seit Juni 2022 Doktorandin in der Abteilung Makroökonomik. Ihre Forschung konzentriert sich auf Themen der dynamischen Makroökonomik, insbesondere auf Einflussfaktoren der regionalen Entwicklung und wirtschaftlichen Ungleichheit.

Anna Solms studierte an der Universität Bonn und der Universität Leipzig. Sie verbrachte jeweils ein Auslandssemester an der Universität Luxemburg und an der Keio Universität in Japan.

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- Abteilung Makroökonomik
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Publikationen

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Business Cycle Characteristics of Mediterranean Economies: a Secular Trend and Cycle Dynamics Perspective

Anna Solms Bernd Süssmuth

in: International Economics and Economic Policy, Vol. 19 (October), 2022

Abstract

This study analyzes business cycle characteristics for all 20 major contemporaneous economies bordering the Mediterranean Sea based on annual real gross domestic product series for the period from 1960 to 2019. The region we investigate corresponds to the Mare Internum region of the Imperial Roman Empire during the Nerva-Antonine and early Severan dynasty, i.e., at the time of the maximum extent of the Roman Empire around 100 to 200 CE. The covered area encircles the Mediterranean, including economies now belonging to the European Union as well as acceding countries, Turkey, and the Middle East and North African economies. Using a components-deviation-cycle approach, we assess level trends and relative volatility of output. We also quantify the contribution of various factors to the business cycle variability within a region. We find cyclic commonalities and idiosyncrasies are related to ancient and colonial history and to contemporaneous trade relationships. Caliphate and Ottoman Empire membership as well as colonial rule in the twentieth century and contemporary Muslim share of population are the most promising predictors of business cycle commonalities in the region.

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Growth Clubs and Regional Economic Convergence in Germany

Oliver Holtemöller Christoph Schult Anna Solms

in: IWH Discussion Papers, Nr. 4, 2026

Abstract

Many countries and regions remain below the level of economic activity of the world’s most advanced economies. Some countries form growth clubs, some are stuck in the middle-income trap, and some stay on a very low level of economic activity. Although this situation is well documented on the country level, there is less evidence at the sub-national level within countries. We estimate county-level capital stocks and price indices and provide a comprehensive county-level data set for Germany. We find no evidence of convergence across all counties even if we condition on important drivers of long-term growth such as physical and human capital accumulation. Instead, we identify five convergence clubs, using endogenous clustering. We analyze differences in growth paths and describe the identified clusters based on variations in contributions of capital, labor, and total factor productivity to economic growth. Additionally, we examine the role of migration for regional development and find that net migration has in particular contributed to growth in richer regions.

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