World Cup finals were the first mega-event hosted by reunified Germany. We use this landmark event in German contemporary … methods, we use the FIFA World Cup 2006 as a natural experiment. The significant ex-post increase in valuation is shown to be … history to investigate how the integration of the two parts of Germany progressed after 18 years of reunification. We still …

Why do borders still matter for economic activity? The reunification of Germany in 1990 provides a unique natural … to trade between East Germany and West Germany were eliminated completely within a very short period of time. The …

; public opinion poll ; PAYG pension system ; East Germany …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … time. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …

question, we use the reunification of Germany as a natural experiment and study the post-reunification trajectory of …

this background, we empirically investigate gender-role attitudes in reunified Germany. Our results show that East Germans …

proclamations of a classlesssociety, there were substantial differences in physical stature in East-Germany.Social differences in …

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 …

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 …