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Regional Differences in Unemployment: The German Case

Authors : Caitlin Helmus, Maira Huizar, David Strobel, Bastian Grossmann, Katharine Wirsching

Published in: The Strategic Management of Place at Work

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

This paper examines the high unemployment rates in East Germany after almost 30 years since reunification. Since 1990, East Germany has struggled to decrease the unemployment rate due to several factors, like low investments in Research and Development (R&D), low entrepreneurial activity or factors of the human dimension. This paper analyzes the reason behind former East Germany’s failures in economic performance through factors of production, structure and organization, and human dimension.

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Metadata
Title
Regional Differences in Unemployment: The German Case
Authors
Caitlin Helmus
Maira Huizar
David Strobel
Bastian Grossmann
Katharine Wirsching
Copyright Year
2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29463-1_6

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