hypothesis using micro data for Germany (SOEP) and find that income reductions when entering retirement have a negative effect on … the subgroup of non-home owners (60% in Germany), the effect is quantitatively small, which explains the ambiguity of …

, inflation rates and GDP growth. We compare the UK and Germany, two countries with different employment protection regulations … somewhat surprised to find significant differences between the formerly separated parts of Germany even twenty years after re …-unification - not only in satisfaction but also its determinants. While people living in the western part of Germany report somewhat …

wage premium in Germany and thus provides new insights into their respective sources, typically explained by specialization … more attractive on the marriage market). We analyze the cohabiting and the marital wage premium in Germany using a shifting …