region where the degree was earned, and the place of work. Eastern Germany serves as an interesting showcase in light of the … ongoing debate surrounding the underrepresentation of eastern Germans in top positions in Germany. We examine the career paths … PhD graduates and their place of birth collected from data on PhD dissertations in Germany with data from administrative …

Some 20 years after German reunification, living conditions and the economic base in East Germany are approaching that … of West Germany in many areas. In view of this anniversary and against the backdrop of the global financial crisis that …

contrast, scars of past unemployment show up in a higher mismatch risk. Moreover, an employer change does not serve as a …

In der Debatte um Übergänge vom Bildungssektor in den Arbeitsmarkt werden Fragen nach einem guten Job-Matching … the prevalence of overeducation in East and West Germany from 1992 to 2011. Their results indicate that the magnitude of …

; Germany ; short-time work ; unemployment ; labor market institutions ; internal flexibility … miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important … reforms, the nature of the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies in Germany, the extension of short-time work, the …

The share of single mothers is higher in East Germany than in West Germany. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel … of couples with minor children. Women in East Germany have both a higher probability of out-of-partnership birth and a … East and West Germany. The differences in single motherhood appear to be rather driven by cultural and economic factors. …

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel … teenage age and education, with the income of the teenager's family, with migration status, residence in East Germany, and … aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports countercyclical teenage fertility. …