Disaggregated data from 30 two-digit manufacturing industries in the east and west parts of unified Germany are used to …

France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom during the period of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). Our findings …

From its early post-war catch-up phase, Germany’s formidable export engine has been its consistent driver of growth …. But Germany has almost equally consistently run current account surpluses. Exports have powered the dynamic phases and … economy and important labor market reforms, Germany’s ability to act as global locomotive has been limited. With increasing …

The paper uses a large survey (GSOEP) to analyze the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It finds that …