Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/75526 
Year of Publication: 
2000
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 378
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
The analogy between the economic problems of the Mezzogiorno region and East Germany has been initially contested by many authors. This paper argues that there are striking similarities in the two regions, in terms of the causes of their economic predicament. With an aggregate labour productivity of less than 60% relative to the rest of the country, both are true transfer economies, whose consumption exceeds production by far. Beyond locational disadvantages, the present paper identifies overdrawn wages, high social security spending and the Dutch disease problem as core reasons for the poor economic performance and discusses possible cures.
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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