as the underlying labor market flows, at the establishment level. The fact that minimum wages in Germany are sector … accessions and separations rise in East Germany as a result of the minimum wage introduction. The evidence on detailed worker …-to-job transitions in East Germany, which can be explained by a more compressed wage distribution making on-the-job search less …

in industries and regions with low barriers to entry. This is particularly the case in East Germany, where the perceived …

. This is especially true in Germany, where industrial employment has declined by more than 30% and service sector employment …