Im Zentrum Europas: die Metropolenregion Berlin in der erweiterten Europäischen Union

Albrecht Kauffmann ()

No 96, Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge from Universität Potsdam, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Abstract: European integration provokes competition between the European metropolitan areas. At the same time, the question at which locations services of highest centrality are produced remains open. The paper analyses how far the German capital Berlin accepts the challenge to accomodate headquarters of multinational firms. Our investigation shows that Berlin's qualifications to attract headquarters are quite well. The number of headquarters residing in Berlin has increased subtly but contiuous during the last 15 years. One advantage could be the spatial proximity to the Eastern European markets.

Keywords: Berlin; integration; metropolitan areas; headquarters; central places theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O14 R11 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-11
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