20 years after unification, the East German twin's economic position is relatively stagnant compared to most of the … economy prior to unification was on a stagnating path contrary to what standard analyses show; (ii) that strong elements of … path dependence exist and that the switch from plan to market offset the pre-unification stagnation but was not able to …

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based … terms since unification. Constructing income gaps by decennial cohorts, we discover that the most recent cohorts have the …

unification. To this end, we model the distribution of GDP per employee across German districts using two-component normal … mixtures. While in the first year after unification, the two component distributions were clearly separated and bimodal …

analysis by years since German unification, birth cohorts, and the length of time a "migrant" has lived in her current region …

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based … terms since unification. Constructing income gaps by decennial cohorts, we discover that the most recent cohorts have the …