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Twenty years of economic reconstruction in East Germany /
Hauptbeschreibung This year marks the 20th anniversary of German reunification. The events of autumn 1989 revealed that the GDR was not just politically but also economically bankrupt. Given the large-scale emigration to the West after the fall of the Wall, the D-Mark was introduced quickly, despite...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
Duncker & Humblot,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Applied economics quarterly. Supplement ;
issue 60. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 3.1 A Panel Data Regression Model for East German Regions3.2 Empirical Results for Regions; 3.3 Industry-Specific Empirical Results; 4. Conclusions; References; Klaus-Werner Schatz: Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Structural Convergence in a Slow-Growth Environment. Comment; 1. Macroeconomic East-West Convergence; 2. East Germany: Catching up by the Migration of its Population?; 3. Structural Convergence; 4. Implications; References; Stefan Krenz, Wolfgang Nagl, and Joachim Ragnitz: Is There a Growing Risk of Old-Age Poverty in East Germany?; Abstract; 1. Introduction.
- 2. The German Pension System3. Demographic Setup in East Germany; 4. Data and Methodology; 5. Single-Person Households; 6. Two-Person Households; 7. Widows; 8. Conclusion; References; Jürgen Schupp: Is There a Growing Risk of Old-Age Poverty in East Germany? Comment; Herbert S. Buscher, Eva Dettmann, Marco Sunder, and Dirk Trocka: Will There Be a Shortage of Skilled Labor? An East German Perspective to 2015; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Forecast of Labor Demand and Supply in Thuringia; 3. The Perspective of Firms; 4. Policy Recommendations and Conclusions; References.
- Hilmar Schneider: Will There Be a Shortage of Skilled Labor? An East German Perspective to 2015. CommentGeneral Remarks; Remarks in Particular; Conclusion; References; Katie Lupo and Silke Anger: Returns to Human Capital in Germany Post-Unification; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 3. Data; 4. Empirical Strategy; 5. Results; 5.1 Initial Transition Years; 5.2 Returns to Experience; 5.3 Returns to Education; 5.4 Migrants; 5.5 Returns to School Leaving Degrees; 6. Conclusion; References; Wolfgang Scheremet: Returns to Human Capital in Germany Post-Unification. Comment; Data.