Allocative Efficiency, Plant Dynamics and Regional Productivity: Evidence from Germany

IF 1.8 3区经济学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

International Regional Science Review Pub Date : 2024-03-14 DOI:10.1177/01600176241237175

Simon Bruhn, Thomas Grebel

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Abstract

The productivity gap between East and West Germany is a long ongoing discussion among the public and policy makers. Regional disparities still appear to be substantial. In this paper, we shed light on the role of allocative efficiency as a region’s driver of productivity disparities. We show that over 50 percent of the East-West productivity gap is associated with a less efficient labor allocation in former East Germany. Controlling for the heterogeneity among German federal states, we perform spatial regression on official firm-level data (AFiD), revealing that the regional differences in allocative efficiency are significantly associated with trade openness, competitive intensity, economies of scale and labor mobility.

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分配效率、工厂动态和地区生产力：德国的证据

东西德之间的生产力差距是公众和政策制定者长期以来一直在讨论的问题。地区差距似乎仍然很大。在本文中，我们揭示了分配效率作为地区生产力差距驱动因素的作用。我们的研究表明，东西部生产率差距的 50% 以上与前东德劳动力配置效率较低有关。在控制德国各联邦州之间的异质性的前提下，我们对官方企业层面的数据（AFiD）进行了空间回归，结果显示，地区间分配效率的差异与贸易开放度、竞争强度、规模经济和劳动力流动性有显著关联。

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期刊介绍： International Regional Science Review serves as an international forum for economists, geographers, planners, and other social scientists to share important research findings and methodological breakthroughs. The journal serves as a catalyst for improving spatial and regional analysis within the social sciences and stimulating communication among the disciplines. IRSR deliberately helps define regional science by publishing key interdisciplinary survey articles that summarize and evaluate previous research and identify fruitful research directions. Focusing on issues of theory, method, and public policy where the spatial or regional dimension is central, IRSR strives to promote useful scholarly research that is securely tied to the real world.