-insurance demand. An unanticipated tax reform in 2000 halved the tax exemption limit for capital income in Germany. We document that …

use the separation of Germany into the communist GDR and the democratic FRG and its reunification in 1990 as a natural … experiment. Relying on household data that are representative for Germany, our empirical results strongly indicate that … conspicuous consumption is relatively more important in East Germany. Importantly, a significant gap in conspicuous consumption …

strong economic effects on Germany. In this paper, we put this trade policy initiative in its broader perspective. We argue … project could increase per capita income in Germany by between 1 and 3%. We critically question the need for investor …

the travel activities of the heads of state of France, Germany and the United States between 1948 and 2003. My results …

of the revival of socialist voting. Using micro-level data from East Germany, we show that firm privatizations led to a …

At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage p olicy in Germany are …