. -- Ostdeutschland ; Aufholprozess ; Konvergenz ; Einheitswurzeltests …. While the primary measure for convergence and catching up is per capita output, we also look at other macroeconomic … studies of convergence between regions of reunified Germany, our approach is purely based upon the time series dimension and …

. While the primary measure for convergence and catching up is per capita output, we also look at other macroeconomic … studies of convergence between regions of reunified Germany, our approach is purely based upon the time series dimension and … process. In our analysis, we find evidence of catching up for East Germany for most of the indicators. However, convergence …

data from 1992 to 2005 on 97 German regions to analyze recent convergence in self-employment rates. An astonishing catching …-up process is observed for East German regions during the period under study. However, the general convergence between East and … regions have achieved convergence with West German self-employment rates and some have not. -- Entrepreneurship ; regional …

We investigate to what extent convergence in production levels per worker has been achieved in Germany since … the same initial level of GDP per employee. -- Regional convergence ; distribution dynamics ; mixture models ; Germany …

We investigate to what extent convergence in production levels per worker has been achieved in Germany since …

This paper uses nonparametric techniques to study GDP convergence across German labor market regions and counties … during the period 1992-2004. The main result is that regional convergence in unified Germany has been substantial. In the … Eastern and Western part of the country are still apparent. -- Regional convergence ; distribution dynamics ; nonparametric …

This paper uses nonparametric techniques to study GDP convergence across German labor market regions and counties … during the period 1992-2004. The main result is that regional convergence in unified Germany has been substantial. In the …