How Unification and Immigration Affected the German Income Distribution

The German economy is not only affected by unification of Germany but by a significant influx of immigrants from abroad and huge migration from East to West Germany around the date of unification. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP) allows one to disentangle those effects by decomposition of the Theil I(0)-Index of inequality. In addition, the paper offers insights into the transition from a socalist economy into a market oriented one.

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Year of publication:	1999-04
Authors:	Grabka, Markus M. ; Schwarze, Johannes ; Wagner, Gert G.
Published in:	European Economic Review. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISSN 0014-2921. - Vol. 43.1999, 4–6, p. 867-878
Publisher:	Amsterdam : Elsevier
Subject:	Einkommensverteilung \| Systemtransformation \| Migranten \| Decomposable inequality measure \| Economics of transition \| Economic impact of immigration

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/S0014-2921(98)00100-7 [DOI] 732445124 [GVK] hdl:10419/67395 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:espost:67395 [RePEc]
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc
Source:	EconStor

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