In East Germany a profound demographic change has been taking place that manifests itself in the shrinkage and the aging of the population. One major cause is the drop in the East German fertility rates by about half directly after the reunification of Germany in 1990. In no other countries of...

In East Germany a profound demographic change has been taking place that manifests itself in the shrinkage and the aging of the population. One major cause is the drop in the East German fertility rates by about half directly after the reunification of Germany in 1990. In no other countries of...

Against the background of bad labor market conditions with high unemployment, poor job prospects, and low wages, East Germany used to experience long-standing high net migration outflows. During the last years, however, the situation on the East German labor market changed fundamentally, and...

Die europäische Strukturförderung steht vor dem Hintergrund der EU-Osterweiterung vor einer grundlegenden Reform. Für die Förderperiode 2007-2013 werden die Karten bei der Vergabe der Fördermittel in den derzeit laufenden Verhandlungen neu gemischt. In diesem Beitrag werden zunächst die...