countries with Protestant majorities were able to avoid fiscal problems. Survey data show that, within Germany, views on theeuro …

We estimate the size of inheritance and gift flows in Germany for selected years over the last century, applying the …

barely any evidence for Germany. This study adds to this literature by exploring data from the German Socio-Economic Panel … and church attendance. Despite the historic divide in religion, results in West and East Germany do not differ …

, representative German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). To understand the importance of nationality, we focus on emigrants to Germany. The …

connection between Protestantism and attitudes toward work. Using micro-data from contemporary Germany, this paper investigates … the impact of Protestantism on economic outcomes and whether any such connection still exists. To break the endogeneity in … today, Protestantism leads to higher earnings through increased hours of work, and substantially more self …

economic consequences is lacking. Using county-level variation in the number of Stasi informers within Socialist East Germany … levels of trust and reduced social activity in post-reunification Germany. We also find substantial and long-lasting economic …

heating systems of over 3.6 million dwellings in East Germany. We link the renovations to individual demand for the healthcare … admissions in Germany. Exploiting the staggered roll-out of the renovation program, our results show that an improvement in …