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Ostdeutschland heute: Viel erreicht, viel zu tun

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Joachim Ragnitz, ifo Niederlassung Dresden, zieht eine wirtschaftliche Bilanz 20 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall und schlägt einen Zehn-Punkte-Plan für die neuen Länder vor. Seiner Meinung nach solle der Bund über seine eingegangenen Verpflichtungen im Solidarpakt II hinaus Engagement in den neuen Ländern zeigen. Nur mit zusätzlicher, politischer Anstrengung könne man bis zum Jahr 2020 eine Angleichung an das Niveau der finanzschwachen westdeutschen Länder erwarten.

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  • Joachim Ragnitz, 2009. "Ostdeutschland heute: Viel erreicht, viel zu tun," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(18), pages 03-13, September.
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    5. Eckhard Wurzel, 2009. "Finanzpolitik: Stärker auf Ergebnisse hin orientieren," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(18), pages 38-42, September.
    6. Christian Ochsner & Michael Weber, 2014. "Die Kleinteiligkeit der ostdeutschen Wirtschaft – dynamisch betrachtet," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 21(05), pages 22-33, October.
    7. Anna Montén & Christian Thater, 2010. "Ursachenanalyse für unterschiedliche kommunale Abgabenniveaus am Beispiel des Kammerbezirkes der IHK zu Leipzig," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 17(04), pages .31-42, August.
    8. Anna Montén & Joachim Ragnitz & Christian Thater & Birgit Friedrich & Felix John, 2010. "Öffentliche Abgaben als Belastungsfaktoren der Unternehmen : dargestellt am Beispiel der Region Leipzig ; Gutachten im Auftrag der Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) zu Leipzig," ifo Dresden Studien, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 56, February.
    9. Ullrich Heilemann & Stefan Wappler, 2009. "Bald so wie überall? Strukturwandel der ostdeutschen Wirtschaft 1992-2006," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(18), pages 30-37, September.
    10. Anna Montén & Christian Thater, 2010. "Ursachenanalyse für unterschiedliche kommunale Abgabenniveaus am Beispiel des Kammerbezirkes der IHK zu Leipzig," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 17(04), pages 31-42, 08.
    11. Stefan Arent & Alexander Eck & Oskar Krohmer & Robert Lehmann & Wolfgang Nagl & Joachim Ragnitz & Marcel Thum, 2011. "Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Sachsens im Ländervergleich: Bestandsaufnahme und Perspektiven: Gutachten im Auftrag der Sächsischen Staatskanzlei," ifo Dresden Studien, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 59, February.
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