results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …

This study surveys the development of the East German labor market after the unification of Germany. We explain that in …, however, differs. Shortage of part-time work, service jobs and independent employment indicates that East Germany has failed …

unemployment is often ignored. Both issues are particularly important in high unemployment regimes like East Germany where a wage …. The analysis gives evidence on a locally but not a spatially cointegrated wage curve for East Germany. …

throughout the years 1992-2001. Wage dispersion has generally been rising. The increase was more pronounced in East Germany and … Germany, but changes in the characteristics captured better parts of the observed wage changes over time. -- wage inequality … ; censored quantile regression ; Machado/Mata decomposition ; IABS ; East Germany ; West Germany …

differences between regulated occupations and unregulated occupations in East Germany to the corresponding differences in West … Germany after reunification. Consistent with our expectations, we find that entry regulation reduces entry into self …-employment and occupational mobility after reunification more in regulated occupations in East Germany than in West Germany. Our …

during the period 1992-2004. The main result is that regional convergence in unified Germany has been substantial. In the …

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based …, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West Germany over the fifteen years for which data are available. Using a … highest negative income gap. This probably reflects out-migration from East Germany by the young and highly skilled. On the …

between East and West Germany, both before and after reunification, to investigate a causal relationship. Instrumental …