in industries and regions with low barriers to entry. This is particularly the case in East Germany, where the perceived … Dienstleistungsbereich in Deutschland abdeckt. Wir finden Hinweise darauf, dass Arbeitgeber mit hoher Produktivität Mindestlöhne unterstützen …

This article revisits an analysis by Frondel, Ritter and Schmidt (2008) of Germany's Renewable Energy Act, which … Germany's support scheme subsidizes renewable energy technologies not based on their long-term market potential, but rather on …

This paper estimates the employment effects of industry-specific, collectively-bargained minimum wages in Germany for … significantly negative employment effect, even though the minimum wage is binding in (East) Germany. This result can be explained by …, obwohl der Mindestlohn in (Ost-)Deutschland bindend ist. Dieses Ergebnis kann durch Substitutionseffekte, Umgehungsstrategien …

This paper examines the patterns of educational assortative mating in East and West Germany. In the literature it is … mating can lead to polarization and exacerbate economic inequality. For Germany, little is known about actual patterns of … marriage formation along educational lines. Our empirical analysis for Germany shows that educational assortative mating has …

of expected pension receipt. Current pension policy in Germany runs counter to this insight, though, leading to even …