Klein, Marius ; Rauch, Ferdinand
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Abstract
We revisit the natural experiments of division and unification of Germany now that more time has passed and more data have become available. We show that local market access shocks are not symmetric in time. The negative shock to local market access following the division of Germany lead to a fast and strong downward adjustment of the size of West-German cities near the new border. In contrast, the positive shock of reunification did not lead to any change in their relative size, even three decades after the German reunification.
| Document type: | Working paper |
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| Series Name: | Discussion Paper Series |
| Volume: | 0724 |
| Publisher: | Universität |
| Place of Publication: | Heidelberg |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2023 13:06 |
| Date: | 2023 |
| Number of Pages: | 18 |
| Faculties / Institutes: | The Faculty of Economics and Social Studies > Alfred-Weber-Institut for Economics |
| DDC-classification: | 330 Economics |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Market Access, Iron Curtain |
| Series: | Discussion Paper Series / University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics |
