The data indicate that non-wage labour costs in Germany have reached a record high in recent years. From 1972 to 2001 …

efficiency in eastern and western Germany. The results indicate that firms in eastern Germany are significantly less efficient … than firms in western Germany. The paper also examines some of the possible correlates of regional variations in firm …

West Germany. Our basic goal is to shed light on what makes German regions grow. The paper finds that the relative income …, here West Germany, shows that the model might help to explain regional growth patterns. …

The paper sets up a two-region endogenous growth model to discuss growth and regional convergence of unified Germany … consistent with the data on government spending in East and West Germany after unification the model suggests that East Germany … will reach eighty percent of West Germany's income per capita between 20 and 30 years after unification and that actual …

energy deployment. The numerical results reveal that the long term subsidies in Germany set prices that provide higher …

In this paper we present two new composite leading indicators of economicactivity in Germany estimated using a dynamic …

The renewed momentum in the German housing market has led to concerns that Germany is vulnerable to asset price shocks … speculative bubbles in Germany over the sample period 1987Q3 - 2012Q4. Overall, we find that actual house prices are not … Germany. …