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Transfers, Agglomeration and German Unification

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This paper analyses in the framework of a 2-region economic geography model the impact of transfers on agglomeration of economic activity. Two main results can be derived: First, subsidies to the activity of firms are more efficient to avoid agglomeration than subsidies to consumers (social policy). Second, if a less developed region starts its catch up process first increasing and afterwards decreasing transfers are necessary to avoid agglomeration. Due to these results east Germany's slowdown of convergence may be a consequence of too less transfers and especially too less firm subsidies. Furthermore, if East Germany locates still at the first stage of convergence even increasing transfers would be necessary to guarantee convergence. Im Rahmen eines 2-Regionen Modells der "ökonomischen Geographie" wird der Einfluss von Transfers auf die Konzentration wirtschaftlicher Aktivität untersucht. Zwei entscheidende Ergebnisse ergeben sich aus dem theoretischen Modell: Erstens sind Transfers, die für die Subventionierung von Unternehmen verwendet werden, wirkungsvoller als sozialpolitisch motivierte Transfers. Zweitens kann der Anpassungsprozeß einer geringer entwickelten Region in zwei Phasen eingeteilt werden, wobei während der ersten Phase zunehmende und während der zweiten Phase abnehmende Transfers erforderlich sind, um Einkommenskonvergenz zu gewährleisten. Im Lichte dieser theoretischen Ergebnisse können in der Konstanz der Transfers in die neuen deutschen Bundesländer und in der gleichzeitigen Abnahme der Unternehmenssubventionen weitere Erklärungen der mangelnden Einkommenskonvergenz gesehen werden. Befinden sich die neuen Bundesländer noch in der ersten Phase des Anpassungsprozesses, dann wären sogar steigende Transfers notwendig, um Konvergenz zu garantieren.

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  • Ross, Matthias, 2001. "Transfers, Agglomeration and German Unification," Discussion Paper Series 26161, Hamburg Institute of International Economics.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:hwwadp:26161
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.26161
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