Emigration tendencies into the surrounding areas of East German cities: The examples of Halle and Leipzig
Peter Franz
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 11,
1995
Abstract
In Ostdeutschland haben Suburbanisierungsprozesse eingesetzt, die auch in der Region Halle-Leipzig von einer wachsenden Dynamik gekennzeichnet sind. Bei weiter zunehmender Abwanderung ins Umland sind vermehrt Verkehrsprobleme, zunehmende soziale Segregation in den Großsiedlungen sowie politische Konflikte zwischen Kernstadt und Umlandgemeinden zu erwarten.
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Explaining Regional Disparities in Housing Prices across German Districts
Lars Brausewetter, Stephan L. Thomsen, Johannes Trunzer
IZA Institute of Labor Economics,
March
2022
Abstract
Over the last decade, German housing prices have increased unprecedentedly. Drawing on quality-adjusted housing price data at the district level, we document large and increasing regional disparities: growth rates were higher in 1) the largest seven cities, 2) districts located in the south, and 3) districts with higher initial price levels. Indications of price bubbles are concentrated in the largest cities and in the purchasing market. Prices seem to be driven by the demand side: increasing population density, higher shares of academically educated employees and increasing purchasing power explain our findings, while supply remained relatively constrained in the short term.
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