Causes of persistent productivity differences in the West German states in the period from 1950 to 1990

Waidlein, Nicole

Causes of persistent productivity differences in the West German states in the period from 1950 to 1990

dc.contributor.author	Waidlein, Nicole	de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-08T08:45:48Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-08T08:45:48Z
dc.date.created	2011-08-02
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	Since the Second World War the West German states show persistent differences in their standard of living. The explanation of the incomplete catching-up process within West Germany is of crucial interest. After identifying productivity as the major growth driving force, this paper investigates the main causes of productivity growth on the state level between 1950 and 1990. With the help of growth theories different determinants of productivity growth are identified. These are innovations, secondary and tertiary human capital, structural change, openness and institutions. Finally, the empirical analysis reveals that three of those determinants are able to explain the persistent differences in the regional productivity levels: innovations, tertiary human capital and structural change.	en
dc.identifier.swb	348117817
dc.identifier.uri	https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/5502
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-6219
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	FZID discussion papers; 29
dc.rights.license	publ-ohne-pod	en
dc.rights.license	publ-ohne-pod	de
dc.rights.uri	http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/doku/lic_ubh.php
dc.subject.ddc	330
dc.subject.gnd	Wirtschaftswachstum	de
dc.subject.gnd	Systemvergleich	de
dc.title	Causes of persistent productivity differences in the West German states in the period from 1950 to 1990	de
dc.type.dcmi	Text	de
dc.type.dini	WorkingPaper	de
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	en
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	de
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlace	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.faculty.number	7	de
local.faculty.number	3	de
local.institute.number	795	de
local.institute.number	520	de
local.opus.number	621
local.series.issueNumber	29
local.series.title	FZID discussion papers
local.university	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.university.faculty	Landesanstalten	de
local.university.faculty	Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences	en
local.university.faculty	Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften	de
local.university.institute	Forschungszentrum Innovation und Dienstleistung	de
local.university.institute	Institute for Economics	en
local.university.institute	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre	de

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