Summary In the aftermath of Germany’s reunification, redesigning their product range was a major challenge for East-German enterprises. At the same time, there were growing signs that Western enterprises reacted to globalization and European integration by increasingly pursuing strategies of...

This book analyzes growth at the total economy and industry level from an international perspective, providing unique cross-country comparisons. The authors focus on the EU-25 countries but also include the US, Japan and Korea. The chapters explore growth patterns from a long-run perspective,...

Since Eastern Germany's conversion to a market economy wages have remained considerably below the West German wage level. This article looks at the role of establishment-specific factors—such as sectoral affiliation and size of the labour force—in this process. A non-parametric decomposition...

In the afermath of Germany's reunification, redesigning their product range was a major challenge for East-German enterprises. At the same time, there were growing signs that Western enterprises reacted to globalization and European integration by increasingly pursuing strategies of...

After 20 years of transition, productivity in Eastern Germany is still considerably below the Western level. We study the development of the East-West productivity gap at the firm level and link it to firms' product policy. Redesigning their product range was a major challenge for Eastern...

Geppert K., Gornig M. and Werwatz A. (2008) Economic growth of agglomerations and geographic concentration of industries: evidence for West Germany, Regional Studies. During the two decades between 1980 and 2000, there was no clear overall trend of economic convergence or divergence among West...

G<sc>eppert</sc> K., G<sc>ornig</sc> M. and W<sc>erwatz</sc> A. (2008) Economic growth of agglomerations and geographic concentration of industries: evidence for West Germany, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. During the two decades between 1980 and 2000, there was no clear overall trend of economic convergence or divergence among West...

Eine zunehmende Spreizung der Arbeitseinkommen wird derzeit als ein zentraler wirtschaftspolitischer Beitrag zur Überwindung der Beschäftigungsprobleme gesehen. Ausgangspunkt der Untersuchung dieser Zusammenhänge ist eine Analyse der Tarifverhandlungen in Ost- und Westdeutschland. In diesem...