Görzig, Bernd; Gornig, Martin; Werwatz, Axel - Sonderforschungsbereich 649: Ökonomisches Risiko, … - 2006
East German wages have been below the West German wage level since unification. Moreover, the East-West wage gap implied by the contractual wages specified in collective wage agreements is drifting ever further apart from the wage gap in terms of effective wages. This paper looks at the role of...