In contrast to West Germany, illicit drugs were virtually absent in East Germany until 1990. However, after the … collapse of the former GDR, East Germany was expected to encounter a sharp increase in substance abuse. By analyzing individual … data, we find that East Germany largely caught up with West Germany's ever-growing prevalence of cannabis use within a …

In contrast to West-Germany, illicit drugs were virtually absent in the East-Germany until 1990. Yet, after the … collapse of the former GDR, East-Germany was expected to encounter a sharp increase in the prevalence of substance abuse. By … analyzing individual data, we find that East-Germany largely caught up with West-Germany's ever-growing prevalence of illicit …

In contrast to West-Germany, illicit drugs were virtually absent in the East-Germany until 1990. Yet, after the … collapse of the former GDR, East-Germany was expected to encounter a sharp increase in the prevalence of substance abuse. By … analyzing individual data, we find that East-Germany largely caught up with West-Germany's ever-growing prevalence of illicit …

ischaemic heart diseases (IHD) inWest and East Germany from 1996 to 2004. Our main result reveals that the number of … catch-up process in the number of IC facilities provided relative to West Germany. -- Avoidable deaths ; ischaemic heart … disease ; intracardiac catheters ; Germany …

ischaemic heart diseases (IHD) in West and East Germany from 1996 to 2004. Our main result reveals that the number of … catch-up process in the number of IC facilities provided relative to West Germany …

We study inter-temporal changes in poverty for Germany from year 1978 to 2003, and we employ the bootstrap method to …

Nearly 25 years after the German reunification, vastly different living conditions between East and West Germany still … prevailing in East Germany as well as differentials in labor market outcomes. Moreover, Germans in younger cohorts feature more …