How does entry regulation influence entry into selfemployment and occupational mobility? [PDF]
, 2009 We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing ...
Prantl, Susanne, Spitz-Oener, Alexandra
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German Reunification and Convergence Policies [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009 This paper examines German reunification from its inception. It shows that after the rapid expansion of the early years, former East Germany entered a phase of slow growth that made it impossible to bridge the gap with West Germany. Unemployment remains high, low growth rates appear ingrained, and persistent regional unbalances affect the social and ...
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The role of external broadcasting in a closed political system [PDF]
, 2011 This article investigates the role and impact of external broadcasting (radio and television) on a closed political system, through the example of the two post-war German states: the West German Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the East German ...
Andreas Scheu +23 more
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A Different Look at Lenin's Legacy: Trust, Risk, Fairness and Cooperativeness in the two Germanies [PDF]
What are the long-term effects of Communism on economically relevant notions such as social trust? To answer this question, we use the reunification of Germany as a natural experiment and study the post-reunification trajectory of convergence with regard
Bernd Süssmuth, Guido Heineck
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How does entry regulation influence entry into self-employment and occupational mobility? [PDF]
We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing ...
Alexandra Spitz-Oener, Susanne Prantl
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Good-Bye Lenin (Or Not?): The Effect of Communism on People's Preferences [PDF]
, 2010 Preferences for redistribution, as well as the generosity of welfare states, differ significantly across countries. This paper tests whether there exists a feedback process of the economic regime on individual preferences.
Alesina, Alberto +1 more
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Resilience and unemployment: A case study of East German women [PDF]
, 2005 This is the author's PDF version of an article published in German politics ©2005. The definitive version is available at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/gpThis article discusses unemployment in the former East Germany and the impact that ...
Beck, Vanessa +2 more
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Care for Money? Mortality improvements, increasing intergenerational transfers, and time devoted to the elderly [PDF]
, 2014 Background: After the reunification of Germany, mortality among older eastern Germans converged quickly with western German levels. Simultaneously, the pension benefits of eastern Germans rose tenfold.
Kluge, Fanny Annemarei, Vogt, Tobias C.
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Does Democracy Foster Trust? Evidence from the German Reunification [PDF]
The level of trust inherent in a society is important for a wide range of microeconomic and macroeconomic outcomes. This paper investigates how individuals' attitudes toward social and institutional trust are shaped by the political regime in which they ...
Helmut Rainer, Thomas Siedler
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History and Industry Location: Evidence from German Airports [PDF]
A central prediction of a large class of theoretical models is that industry location is not necessarily uniquely determined by fundamentals. In these models, historical accident or expectations determine which of several steady-state locations is ...
Daniel M. Sturm +2 more
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