This paper uses micro data to analyze the wage structures in East Germany and West Germany before and after unification …. In 1988, the wage distribution in East Germany was much more compressed than in West Germany or in the U.S. Since the … collapse of Communism and unification with West Germany, however, the wage structure in eastern Germany has changed …

Unlike prototype immigration countries, Germany has attracted a large number of southern Europeans as temporary … guestworkers in the 60s and 70s. Nevertheless, many of them have stayed on and intend to remain in Germany. I investigate whether …

We analyze the impact of increased immigration on labor market outcomes of natives in Germany using a dataset of county … effects are due to a response of native migration patterns. The initial settlement of immigrants in Germany is largely …