I examine the determinants of inter-state migration of adults within western Germany, using the German Socio …

In 1997 GDP per capita in East Germany was 57% of that of West Germany, wage rates were 75% of western levels, and the … bring convergence, labor flows would respond, enhancing overall efficiency. Yet net emigration from East Germany has fallen … from high levels in 1989-1990 to close to zero. Using state-level data for all of Germany, available from 1991-1996, I am …

Germany experienced an even deeper fall in GDP in the Great Recession than the United States, with little employment …

A transformation of what had become a universal 40 hour standard work week in Germany began in 1985 with reductions …

West Germany's Employment Promotion Act of 1985 facilitated the use of fixed term contracts and increased the number of …