establishments’ survival chances differ between East and West Germany and whether they converged over time. I find that new … establishments in East Germany had relatively good survival chances between 1994 and 1997, with no big differences between East and … West Germany. In 1998 and 1999 the exit hazard increased strongly in East but not in West Germany, which is likely to be …

from entrepreneurial startups in terms of the complexity of their routines. We posit that diversifying entrants outperform … the entrepreneurial start-ups when the turbulence is high. Further, learning - possible in the later industry stages … - disproportionately favors the entrepreneurial start-ups …

In this paper, I examine how family related employment interruptions for women in the FRG (Federal Republic of Germany … in East and West Germany are found to exist with respect to family related employment interruptions. These interruptions …

mothers in reunified Germany, 1992-2009. During this time, East and West Germany share similar family policies, yet, the … mothers have lived in western Germany prior to the birth of their first child, the more similar they behave to West German …-based similarities among mothers who grew up in the eastern part of Germany. These similarities between the mobile and immobile eastern …

job increases the employment chances during the subsequent five years in (West and East) Germany and the UK. Moreover, the … years of the career. Advantages of taking up a temporary job are slightly stronger in West Germany compared to East Germany …

, West Germany, and the UK (1994-2001). The results highlight weak negative effects of unemployment on family formation among … effect on the propensity to have a first child in Germany and the UK, where institutional settings aggravate work … does not, however, generally apply to French women or to highly educated women in Germany and the UK, who, when unemployed …

job opportunities and job stability. This paper addresses this issue using administrative longitudinal data for Germany …-off is not confirmed by the results. In Germany, men have experienced an increase in employment stability over time, mated …

Both health and income inequalities have been shown to be much greater in Britain than in Germany. One of the main … those on low incomes in Britain, early retirement is more concentrated among those on high incomes. In contrast, in Germany … data sets from Britain and Germany to estimate hazard models of the effect of health on early retirement. The hazard models …