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 …

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 …

political redistribution in each country. In West Germany the homo oeconomicus effect , the social rivalry effect and the public …Survey data from the United States, West Germany and East Germany are analyzed to compare individual attitudes towards … effect disappears. In East Germany both the second and the third effect disappear. …

-level dataset to study this redistribution in East Germany where the entire state-owned economy was either privatized or liquidated … history. At its core was the large-scale redistribution of previously state-owned companies. We construct a unique firm …

. It is important in explaining attitudes towards redistribution and pro-social behaviour. We examine how economic theory … measures social identity and its effects on preferences towards redistribution, social solidarity and redistributive …

We study beliefs about wealth inequality and preferences for wealth redistribution. For this, we conduct a large …-scale online survey in Germany. First, we analyze how well participants are informed about the German wealth distribution and their … position in it. Second, we investigate how preferences for wealth redistribution are affected by an information experiment. One …

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 …

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