When market access gains do not spur urban growth

IF 3.1 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Economic Geography Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI:10.1093/jeg/lbae032

Marius Klein, Ferdinand Rauch

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Abstract

We revisit the natural experiments of division and unification of Germany. The negative shock to local market access following the division of Germany led 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 reunification, no convergence can be observed. We show that local subsidies to East Germany could have contributed to this asymmetry in time.

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当市场准入收益无法刺激城市增长时

我们重温了德国分裂和统一的自然实验。德国分裂后，对当地市场准入的负面冲击导致新边界附近的西德城市规模迅速而强烈地下调。与此相反，统一带来的积极冲击并没有导致这些城市的相对规模发生任何变化。即使在德国统一三十年后，也没有发现任何趋同现象。我们的研究表明，对东德的地方补贴可能导致了这种时间上的不对称。

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Journal of Economic Geography Multiple-

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5.40

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