line with intuition. West Germany benefitted from unification by experiencing higher output and employment and so did major …

This paper contains a description and analysis of the labour market in East Germany and an econometric evaluation of … unemployment in East Germany are summarized together with an attempt at evaluation of the sources of joblessness. Moreover … explanation of wage formation in East Germany. Finally, a macroeconometric rationing model based on the smoothing by aggregation …

quits are important reasons for wage rigidities for high skilled labour. Compared to findings from the USA, in Germany …

quits are important reasons for wage rigidities for high skilled labour. Compared to findings from the USA, in Germany …

skill groups. Based on a survey of 801 firms in Germany and an econometric analysis, we find strong support for explanations …. -- wage rigidity ; labour union contracts ; efficiency wage theory ; implicit contract theory ; regulation of labour …