Die öffentlichen Haushalte aller Gebietskörperschaften in Deutschland stehen nun schon seit Jahren unter erheblichem Druck. Ursache hierfür ist die anhaltende Wachstumsschwäche in Deutschland in Verbindung mit wirtschafts- und finanzpolitischen Maßnahmen, die zu einer weiteren Erosion der...

Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag untersucht die Suburbanisierung der Beschäftigung in den westdeutschen Stadtregionen. Nach einer deskriptiven Bestandsaufnahme der Stadtfluchtbewegungen in der Periode 1980-1992 werden kurz theoretische Ansätze in der stadtökonomischen Literatur zur Erklärung der...

The article examines the impact of infrastructure supply on private economic activity in cities. Using a simple theoretical model, which takes the financing of infrastructure services into account, it is shown that infrastructures affect the sector composition in cities and the competitiveness...

According to the "public capital hypothesis" public investment crowds in private investment by increasing the rate of return to private capital. The present paper uses an extended cost function with public capital included as an unpaid fixed factor of production to ex- amine the impact public...

This article examines the effects of demographic change on federal, state, and local government expenditures in Germany to answer the question of whether demographic change will induce vertical fiscal expenditure imbalances. The authors present estimates of the impact of demographic change on...

Describes the economic situation and general structure of retailing in Eastern Europe. Presents market research data on the organization of retailing and wholesaling in the former Comecon countries with inter‐country comparisons. Reviews future prospects of retailing in these economies.