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Although German reunification took place 25 years ago, differences between East and West Germany still remain. After German reunification, people migrated from the east to the west because of differences in living standards and the new opportunities available. Silvia Maja Melzer analyses the...
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Using unique new data and a recently introduced non-linear decomposition technique this paper shows that the huge difference in the propensity to export between West and East German plants is to a large part due to differences in firm size and human capital intensity.
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Der Beitrag fasst die Ergebnisse einer Reihe von Untersuchungen zusammen, die sich auf Basis der Daten des deutschen Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) mit der Lohnstruktur auf deutschen Arbeitsmärkten beschäftigen. Die Analysen nutzen neben Kleinstquadrateschätzern die von Altonji und...
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This paper assess determinants of productivity gaps between firms in the European transition countries and regions and firms in West Germany. The analysis is conducted at the firm level by use of a unique database constructed by field work. The determinants tested in a simple econometric...
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Using unique new data and a recently introduced non-linear decomposition technique this paper shows that the huge difference in the propensity to export between West and East German plants is to a large part due to differences in firm size and human capital intensity.
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Der Einfluss von Bildung gewinnt gesellschaftlich und politisch an Bedeutung. Auch im wissenschaftlichen Bereich zeigt sich dies über eine vielseitige Diskussion zum Einfluss von Bildung auf das Einkommen. In dieser Arbeit werden nationale und regionale Disparitäten in der monetären...
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