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30 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall: Ursachen für Konvergenz und Divergenz zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland

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30 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall wurde keine volle Konvergenz der Wirtschaftsleistung und der Lebensverhältnisse zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland erreicht. Das Papier zeigt die unvollständige Konvergenz bei Produktivität, Einkommen, Steueraufkommen und Vermögen auf. Es diskutiert mögliche Gründe wie das Erbe der Planwirtschaft, wirtschaftspolitische Fehler bei der Wiedervereinigung sowie die ungleiche Konzentration von großen Unternehmen. Darauf aufbauend werden die Hartz-Reformen, die Verteilungseffekte einer zunehmend lockeren europäischen Geldpolitik sowie der schleichende Verlust einer marktwirtschaftlichen Ordnung als alternative Ursachen für die unterbrochene Konvergenz diskutiert. Daraus werden wirtschaftspolitische Empfehlungen für eine Konvergenz der Wirtschaftskraft in Ostdeutschland abgeleitet.

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  • Schnabl, Gunther & Sepp, Tim, 2019. "30 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall: Ursachen für Konvergenz und Divergenz zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland," Working Papers 162, University of Leipzig, Faculty of Economics and Management Science.
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    Keywords

    Deutsche Wiedervereinigung; Konvergenz; Ostdeutschland; Verteilung; Geldpolitik; Soziale Marktwirtschaft; German Unification; convergence; East Germany; distribution; monetary policy; Social Market Economy;
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    • P11 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
    • P21 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
    • P31 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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