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2024

2024:  

Regional banks and economic resilience: the impact of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 on countries with decentralised and centralised banking systems

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Flögel, F. & Hejnova, T. (2024): Regional banks and economic resilience: the impact of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 on countries with decentralised and centralised banking systems. Finance and Space, 1 (1), 460-488. https://doi.org/10.1080/2833115X.2024.2418860

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Journal article

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2023

2023:  

High-tech development for "left behind" places: lessons-learnt from the Ruhr cybersecurity ecosystem

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Butzin, A. & Flögel, F. (2023): High-tech development for "left behind" places: lessons-learnt from the Ruhr cybersecurity ecosystem. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 17 (2), 307-322. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsad041

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Journal article

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2023

2023:  

Injecting climate finance into SME lending in Germany: Opportunities for and limitations of regional savings and cooperative Banks

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Flögel, F. (2023): Injecting climate finance into SME lending in Germany: Opportunities for and limitations of regional savings and cooperative Banks. ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, 2023, 13. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfw-2022-0011

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Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute considerably to Germany’s carbon emissions, regional savings and cooperative banks − SMEs’ most important financiers − hardly consider this aspect in lending to these businesses. However, given Germany’s commitment to climate neutrality by 2045, suitable approaches for injecting climate finance into these SME lending processes are greatly required. Against this background, the paper at hand aims to introduce the specific case of regional banks into the debate on green finance and green banking and suggest future research in this context. In discussing the state of research on the peculiarities of regional savings and cooperative banks, we outline the resulting opportunities and limitations for climate impact assessments in SME lending. We argue that while the dual bottom-line orientation of regional banks in Germany precludes them from applying simple positive or negative screenings, their in-depth knowledge about local clients and circumstances enables them to be active and engaging partners for the green transformation of SMEs. Nonetheless, we explain why developing solutions to utilise this knowledge for climate finance by integrating climate impact assessments into routine lending processes remains a particularly challenging task.

regional banks, savings banks, cooperative banks, SME lending, climate finance, green banking, climate impact assessment, ESG ratings

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Journal article

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2023

2023:  

Next Generation Small Urban Manufacturing: Apprentices' Perspective on Location Factors, Mixed-Use, and Shared Spaces

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Meyer, K. (2023): Next Generation Small Urban Manufacturing: Apprentices' Perspective on Location Factors, Mixed-Use, and Shared Spaces. Urban Planning, 8 (4). https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i4.7040

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Journal article

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2022

2022:  

Analysis of the historical structural change in the German hard coal mining Ruhr area

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Dahlbeck, E., Gärtner, S., Best, B., Kurwan, J., Wehnert, T. & Beutel, J. (2022): Analysis of the historical structural change in the German hard coal mining Ruhr area (case study). CLIMATE CHANGE, 2021 (30).

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Report

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2022

2022:  

Handbook on urban production: Potentials, pathways, measures

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Bathen, A., Bunse, J., Gärtner, S., Meyer, K., Lindner, A., Schambelon, S., Schonlau, M. & Westhoff, S. (2022): Handbook on urban production: Potentials, pathways, measures ([Translation-Editors: Castro, A., Panitz, N. & Wascher, E. by T-Factor project] ). Bochum: UrbaneProduktion.Ruhr.

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Report

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2022

2022:  

High-tech left behind

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Butzin, A. & Flögel, F. (2022): High-tech left behind. IAT discussion paper, 22 (04). Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik.

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Internet document

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2022

2022:  

Introduction: Bridging local embeddedness and global dynamics - the economics of social innovation

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Terstriep, J. & Rehfeld, D. (2022): Introduction: Bridging local embeddedness and global dynamics - the economics of social innovation. In Terstriep, J. & Rehfeld, D. (eds.), The Economics of Social Innovation (11). Abingdon, New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003291510

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Article in

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2022

2022:  

Manifesto "Reframing Multicultural and Migrant Entrepreneurship"

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David, A., Terstriep, J., Alvarez Monge, A. M. & Boga, N. (2022): Manifesto "Reframing Multicultural and Migrant Entrepreneurship".

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Internet document

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2022

2022:  

Private Equity in Germany: An assessment of transactions, structures and players

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Scheuplein, C. (2022): Private Equity in Germany: An assessment of transactions, structures and players. Study der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, February 2022 (470). Hans-Böckler-Stiftung.

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Internet document

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2022

2022:  

The Economics of Social Innovation

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Terstriep, J. & Rehfeld, D. (eds.) (2022): The Economics of Social Innovation. Abingdon, New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003291510

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Book collection

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2022

2022:  

The global wealth chains of private-equity-run physician practices

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Bůžek, R. & Scheuplein, C. (2022): The global wealth chains of private-equity-run physician practices. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 113 (4), 331-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12519

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Journal article

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2022

2022:  

UrbaneProduktion.Ruhr - Urban production as a local strategy

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Gärtner, S., Meyer, K. & Schambelon, S. (2022): UrbaneProduktion.Ruhr - Urban production as a local strategy. Research and Development at the Westphalian University. Research Report 2018-2021, 21. Gelsenkirchen: Westfälische Hochschule, University of Applied Sciences.

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Report

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2022

2022:  

UrbaneProduktion.Ruhr – Urban production as a local strategy

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Gärtner, S., Meyer, K. & Schambelon, S. (2022): UrbaneProduktion.Ruhr – Urban production as a local strategy. Research and development at the Westphalian University: research report, 21. Gelsenkirchen: Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

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Report

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2021

2021:  

The Effects of Regional Banks on Economic Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Global Financial Crisis. A Cross-Country Comparison of the European Countries

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Flögel, F. & Hejnová, T. (2021): The Effects of Regional Banks on Economic Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Global Financial Crisis. A Cross-Country Comparison of the European Countries. IAT discussion paper, 21 (01). Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik.

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Internet document

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2021

2021:  

Triggering local innovation processes for the implementation of sector coupling projects: An integrated approach

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Kanngießer, A., Venjakob, J., Hicking, J., Kockel, C., Drewing, E., Beckamp, M. & Jaeger, S. (2021): Triggering local innovation processes for the implementation of sector coupling projects: An integrated approach. Energies, 14 (5), 1358. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051358

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Journal article

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2020

2020:  

An attempt at preventive action in the transformation of coal-mining regions in Germany

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Gärtner, S. (2020): An attempt at preventive action in the transformation of coal-mining regions in Germany. In Galgoczi, B. (ed.), Towards a just transition: coal, cars and the world of work (135-154 ). Brussels: ETUI.

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Article in

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2020

2020:  

Digitalisation and (de)centralisation in Germany - a comparative study of retail banking and the energy sector

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Beckamp, M. & Flögel, F. (2020): Digitalisation and (de)centralisation in Germany - a comparative study of retail banking and the energy sector. IAT discussion paper, 2020 (04). Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik.

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Internet document

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2020

2020:  

Favourable social innovation ecosystem(s)? An explorative approach

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Terstriep, J., Rehfeld, D. & Kleverbeck, M. (2020): Favourable social innovation ecosystem(s)? An explorative approach. European Planning Studies, 28 (5), 881-905. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1708868

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Journal article

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2020

2020:  

Geography, ownership and uneven trends in the economic performance of small banking centres in Europe during the financial crisis

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Blažek, J. & Hejnová, T. (2020): Geography, ownership and uneven trends in the economic performance of small banking centres in Europe during the financial crisis. European Urban and Regional Studies, 27 (4), 359–378 .

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Journal article

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2020

2020:  

Impact of private equity on employment and co-determination: the case of Germany

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Scheuplein, C. (2020): Impact of private equity on employment and co-determination: the case of Germany. Revista Internacional de Sociología, 78 (4). https://doi.org/10.3989/ris.2020.78.4.m20.003

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Journal article

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2020

2020:  

The COVID-19 pandemic and relationship banking in Germany: Will regional banks cushion an economic decline or is a banking crisis looming?

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Flögel, F. & Gärtner, S. (2020): The COVID-19 pandemic and relationship banking in Germany: Will regional banks cushion an economic decline or is a banking crisis looming? Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12440

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Journal article

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2020

2020:  

The impacts of the global economic crisis and its aftermath on the banking centres of Europe

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Blažek, J., Hejnová, T. & Rada, H. (2020): The impacts of the global economic crisis and its aftermath on the banking centres of Europe. European Urban and Regional Studies, 27 (1), 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776418807240

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Journal article

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2019

2019:  

Just transition for regions and generations. Experiences from structural changes in the Ruhr area

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Dahlbeck, E. & Gärtner, S. (2019): Just transition for regions and generations. Experiences from structural changes in the Ruhr area. Berlin: WWF-Deutschland.

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Book (monograph)

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2019

2019:  

Private equity as a commodification of companies: the case of the German automotive supply industry

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Scheuplein, C. (2019): Private equity as a commodification of companies: the case of the German automotive supply industry. Journal of economic policy reform, 24 (4), 472-487. https://doi.org/10.1080/17487870.2019.1637590

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Journal article

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