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Drei Fußnoten der Wirtschaftswissenschaften zur deutschen Einheit - und eine Fußnote zur wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung

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Im vorliegenden kleinen Aufsatz werden der Geschichte der deutschen Wiedervereinigung 1990 drei „Fußnoten“ angefügt. Zu den Themen „Abschätzung der Produktivität der DDR-Wirtschaft“, „Dauer des Aufholprozesses der Neuen Bundesländer“ und „Rentenangleichung“. Anschließend werden einige Schlussfolgerungen für die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen wissenschaftlicher Politikberatung gezogen.

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  • Gert G. Wagner, 2015. "Drei Fußnoten der Wirtschaftswissenschaften zur deutschen Einheit - und eine Fußnote zur wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1511, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
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