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The impact of the 2004 EU enlargement on the performance of service enterprises in Germany's eastern border region

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    Abstract

    We consider the impact of the 2004 EU enlargement on enterprise performance and the exporting behavior of German service enterprises in Germany's eastern border region. Our results from regression adjusted difference-in-differences estimators combined with matching and panel data from official statistics suggest that the EU enlargement had a negative impact on the turnover and export intensity of large enterprises in the border region. For small enterprises, we find an annual increase in turnover by 2.3% in 2004 and an annual decrease in profitability by 1.5 and 1.9 percentage points in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalReview of World Economics
    Volume146
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)75-89
    Number of pages15
    ISSN1610-2878
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 04.2010

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    2. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
      SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

    Research areas and keywords

    • Economics
    • Enterprise performance
    • EU enlargement
    • Exports

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)

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