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Twenty Years of Economic Reconstruction in East Germany.
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Verlag Duncker & Humblot GmbH, 2010
ISBN 9783428532575 , 113 Seiten
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Editorial
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Contents
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Markus Demary and Klaus-Heiner Röhl: Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Structural Convergence in a Slow-Growth Environment
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Abstract
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1. Introduction
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2. The Convergence towards West Germany Has Failed So Far – Or Has it Really?
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2.1 The State of Convergence
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2.2 Adjustment Towards the West German Economic Structure
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2.3 Regional Development in Manufacturing
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2.4 Shortcomings in High-Tech Industries
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2.5 The Role of New Industrial Clusters
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3. Regional Investment Incentives in East Germany – Does the Joint Task Work?
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3.1 A Panel Data Regression Model for East German Regions
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3.2 Empirical Results for Regions
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3.3 Industry-Specific Empirical Results
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4. Conclusions
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References
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Klaus-Werner Schatz: Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Structural Convergence in a Slow-Growth Environment. Comment
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1. Macroeconomic East-West Convergence
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2. East Germany: Catching up by the Migration of its Population?
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3. Structural Convergence
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4. Implications
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References
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Stefan Krenz, Wolfgang Nagl, and Joachim Ragnitz: Is There a Growing Risk of Old-Age Poverty in East Germany?
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Abstract
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1. Introduction
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2. The German Pension System
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3. Demographic Setup in East Germany
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4. Data and Methodology
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5. Single-Person Households
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6. Two-Person Households
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7. Widows
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8. Conclusion
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References
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Jürgen Schupp: Is There a Growing Risk of Old-Age Poverty in East Germany? Comment
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Herbert S. Buscher, Eva Dettmann, Marco Sunder, and Dirk Trocka: Will There Be a Shortage of Skilled Labor? An East German Perspective to 2015
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Abstract
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1. Introduction
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2. Forecast of Labor Demand and Supply in Thuringia
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3. The Perspective of Firms
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4. Policy Recommendations and Conclusions
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References
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Hilmar Schneider: Will There Be a Shortage of Skilled Labor? An East German Perspective to 2015. Comment
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General Remarks
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Remarks in Particular
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Conclusion
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References
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Katie Lupo and Silke Anger: Returns to Human Capital in Germany Post-Unification
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Abstract
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1. Introduction
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2. Literature Review
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3. Data
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4. Empirical Strategy
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5. Results
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5.1 Initial Transition Years
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5.2 Returns to Experience
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5.3 Returns to Education
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5.4 Migrants
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5.5 Returns to School Leaving Degrees
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6. Conclusion
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References
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Wolfgang Scheremet: Returns to Human Capital in Germany Post-Unification. Comment
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Data
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Results
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Participants
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