persistent earnings losses of displaced workers can in part be explained by limited regional mobility. Applying an event study … lasting earnings losses for both movers and stayers. In the short run, movers even face slightly higher losses, but the …

satisfaction with family life. By investigating people's lives beyond their workplaces, our study complements research on the well …

satisfaction with family life. By investigating people’s lives beyond their workplaces, our study complements research on the well …

) have a high concentration of households with social ties to the East exhibit substantially higher growth in income per … is associated with a 4.6 percentage point rise in income per capita over six years. We interpret our findings as evidence …

of his propensity to migrate, whereas his absolute income level - but not his relative income level - is significantly …

of his propensity to migrate, whereas his absolute income level - but not his relative income level - is significantly …

displacement and only limited convergence. Income from self-employment slightly reduces the earnings gap and severance payments …Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) this paper analyses to what extent alternative income … sources, reactions within the household context, and redistribution by the state attenuate earnings losses after job …