This article studies the long run patterns and explanations of wage mobility as a characteristic of regional labor 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...

This paper summarizes the findings of studies which investigate the determinants of wages in Germany, using data of the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP). The empirical analyses apply least squares estimates as well as the estimators developed by Altonji and Shakotko (1987) and Topel (1991)....

Vor 50 Jahren, am 3. Juli 1957, wurde das Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen vom Bundestag verabschiedet. Wie wurde das Gesetz zu Beginn beurteilt und welche Wandlungen hat es bis heute erfahren? Wie sehen die Beziehungen zur europäischen Wettbewerbspolitik aus? Welche Aufgaben müssen...

German family policy underwent a reform in 2007, when the new instrument of "Elterngeld" replaced the previous "Erziehungsgeld". The transfer programs differ in various dimensions. We study the effects on the labor supply of young mothers, by comparing behavior before and after the reform. We...