Barro (1991), except that migration out of East Germany has not slowed down. I document that in particular the 18-29 year … old are leaving East Germany, and that the emigration has accelerated in recent years. To understand these patterns, I … emigration (West Germany) and one with a low networking rate, low average labor productivity, high unemployment and a constant …

-Euro period or by using just data from Germany for the pre-Euro period. Our forecast comparison is based on quarterly data for the … nonlinear or time-varying coefficient models. It turns out that most variables which have a similar level for Germany and the … that for variables which have a similar level for Germany and the Euro-area it may be reasonable to consider the German pre …

Eastern Germany's recovery from the unification shock has been characterized by deep structural change - with apparent …

. This is especially true in Germany, where industrial employment has declined by more than 30% and service sector employment …

This paper analyzes German and Spanish fiscal policy using simple policy rules. We choose Germany and Spain, as both … 1990s.We focus on the question, how fiscal policy behaves under rising public debt ratios. It is found that both Germany … and seems to be non-permanent in the case of Germany. …

-employee data for Germany. We find that low skilled workers experience a decline in the union wage premium when working in …