L<sc>erbs</sc> O. W. and O<sc>berst</sc> C. A. Explaining the spatial variation in homeownership rates: results for German regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper employs cross-sectional data on ninety-six German regions to investigate the interregional variability of homeownership rates. Among the explanatory...

This paper proposes an iterative three-step spatial clustering procedure to define Functional Economic Market Areas (FEMAs) with an evolutionary computational approach using flow data on economic linkages. FEMAs are needed as basic observation units in disaggregated economic data analysis, since...

Seit mehr als zehn Jahren ist das Konzept der Europäischen Metropolregionen in der deutschen Raumordnung verankert. Dieser Beitrag nutzt eine regionalökonomische Analysemethode, den Shift-Share-Ansatz, um die ökonomische Leistungsfähigkeit der elf deutschen Metropolregionen im nationalen...

The inverse relationship between economic growth and labor market developments in the form of changes in the unemployment rate is known in economic literature as Okun’s law. The objectives of this paper are to estimate a regionalized Okun coefficient and its associated (regional) unemployment...

Die Auswirkungen der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise auf den Markt für selbst-genutzte Wohnimmobilien in Deutschland sind bislang kaum untersucht. Die-ser Beitrag analysiert die in Folge der Krise auf dem deutschen Eigenheim-markt stattfindenden Anpassungsmechanismen innerhalb eines theoretischen...

Die Auswirkungen der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise auf den Markt für selbst-genutzte Wohnimmobilien in Deutschland sind bislang kaum untersucht. Dieser Beitrag analysiert die in Folge der Krise auf dem deutschen Eigenheimmarkt stattfindenden Anpassungsmechanismen innerhalb eines theoretischen...

For more than ten years the concept of European Metropolitan Regions is fixed in the German regional planning system. This article uses the shift-share-technique to assess the economic performance of the eleven German metropolitan areas based on a national comparison. Firstly, there is a clear...

This paper proposes an iterative three-step spatial clustering procedure to define Functional Economic Market Areas (FEMAs) with an evolutionary computational approach using flow data on economic linkages. FEMAs are needed as basic observation units in disaggregated economic data analysis, since...

This paper employs cross-sectional data on 96 German regions to investigate the interregional variability of homeownership rates. Among the explanatory variables, the analysis includes important regional housing market indicators as well as regional socio-demographic composition, urbanization...

Contrary to conventional wisdom, more efficient use of energy may actually through rebound effects lead to greater instead of less total consumption of energy—or at least to no diminution of energy consumption. If so, energy efficiency strategies may serve goals of raising economic growth and...