We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based …, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West Germany over the fifteen years for which data are available. Using a … highest negative income gap. This probably reflects out-migration from East Germany by the young and highly skilled. On the …

East and West Germany. As expected, there are substantial differences with respect to all three of these measures … or redistributive preferences. Nonetheless, individuals from East Germany tend to be more supportive of state …

comparison income effect. In East Germany the reference income effects are insignificant for all. With data from the British …

This paper documents the magnitude, pattern, and evolution of lifetime earnings inequality in Germany. Based on a large …

markets. Using German administrative data we describe wage mobility since 1975 in West and since 1992 in East Germany. Wage … mobility declined substantially in East Germany in the 1990s and moderately in East and West Germany since the late 1990s …

In Germany, there is an ongoing debate about how to increase the efficiency of the social security system and … especially its financing. The aim of this paper is to simulate different financing systems for Germany. The introduction of a …