In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …

Women start fewer businesses than men. The start-up rate among women in Germany falls short of males' start-up rate by …-scale population survey on start-up activity in Germany. As a unique feature, the data combine socio-demographic characteristics …

This article examines the role of business in the historical development of job security regulations in Germany from …

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 …

This chapter investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to … Germany. …

-scale linked employer-employee data set for western Germany, this paper provides a first test of the relevance of different …

This paper establishes stylized facts about the cyclicality of real consumer wages and real producer wages in Germany …

Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …