The share of single mothers is higher in East Germany than in West Germany. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel … of couples with minor children. Women in East Germany have both a higher probability of out-of-partnership birth and a … East and West Germany. The differences in single motherhood appear to be rather driven by cultural and economic factors. …

wage premium in Germany and thus provides new insights into their respective sources, typically explained by specialization … more attractive on the marriage market). We analyze the cohabiting and the marital wage premium in Germany using a shifting … - into marriage as well as into cohabitation. Supplementary analysis of intra-household time use suggests that specialization …