RESUMEN
"The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of the post-unification East to West transfer of the German population on levels of spatial concentration and deconcentration in Eastern and Western Germany. Using 1991 internal migration data, it was found that German East-to-West migration served to deconcentrate regional population in the West, but concentrate population in the East. Regional variations in German East-to-West migration during 1991 can be explained by the availability of employment and housing, a distance-minimisation effect, and the location of relatives and friends."
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Demografía , Empleo , Familia , Geografía , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Vivienda , Política , Densidad de Población , Dinámica Poblacional , Países Desarrollados , Economía , Emigración e Inmigración , Europa (Continente) , Composición Familiar , Alemania , Población , Características de la ResidenciaRESUMEN
PIP: Demographic differences in settlement structure between the areas that formerly made up East and West Germany are analyzed. The findings indicate that the East exhibits less suburbanization, lower population and settlement densities, and a larger number of small communities. Policy implications are also discussed.^ieng