. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … West German low employment patterns. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …

differences for different types of vocational training, minor differences between East and West Germany and males and females, and …

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

question, we use the reunification of Germany as a natural experiment and study the post-reunification trajectory of …. In comparison to West Germans, they are also less inclined to see others as fair or helpful. Implied trajectories can be …

reduce inequality. We study the local and aggregate effects of collective bargaining in Italy and Germany. The two countries … West more productive than the East in Germany - but have adopted different models of wage bargaining. Italy sets wages … based on nationwide contracts that allow for limited local wage adjustments, while Germany has moved toward a more flexible …

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 … years, this bimodality is weak in comparison to previous years. Nevertheless, disparities among regions located 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 …