market developments in East Germany, part 1 of this volume turns to specific issues of adjustment: wage trends, business …

After the German Reunification in 1990, East Germany transitioned from a centrally planned economic system to a market …-level analysis of East Germany between 1991 and 2002. Our identification strategy is based on a decentralized expansion of courses … average. Yet, in counties neighboring West Germany, we find that courses reduced unemployment. Low labor demand may have …

This paper indicates that East Germany's unemployment originates primarily in the labor market, caused by the fast wage … traps. -- Unemployment ; labor market trap ; East Germany …