We investigate the wage assimilation of East Germans who migrated to West Germany after reunification (1990-1999). We … to West Germany who arrived at the same time. The analysis uses administrative as well as survey data. The results … suggest that East Germans faced significant initial earnings disadvantages in West Germany, even conditional on age and …

macroeconomic development in East Germany since 1991. -- increasing returns to scale ; capital mobility ; migration ; multiple …

macroeconomic development in East Germany since 1991. -- increasing returns to scale ; capital mobility ; migration ; multiple …

World Cup finals were the first mega-event hosted by reunified Germany. We use this landmark event in German contemporary … 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 …