This paper examines regional differences in subjective well-being (SWB) in Germany. Inferential statistics indicate a … diminishing but still significant gap between East andWest Germany, but also differing levels of SWB within both parts of Germany … unemployment. In total, approximately half of "satisfaction gap" between East and West Germany can be attributed to differing …

the data. Our study covers the whole of Germany as well as East andWest Germany separately. We exploit district-level data … ; Germany …

markets. Using German administrative data we describe wage mobility since 1975 in West and since 1992 in East Germany. Wage … mobility declined substantially in East Germany in the 1990s and moderately in East and West Germany since the late 1990s … ; earnings mobility ; income mobility ; Germany ; East Germany ; inequality ; transition matrix ; Shorrocks index …