unemployment in five former communist economies and in the western part of Germany (a benchmark western economy) to examine the …

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 …

This paper documents whether female East-West migrants in Germany after the reunification experience a gain or a …