' income divide the German nation. We find that the neighbourhood income effect for West Germany is negative (which is in line … social interactions between neighbours take place. In contrast, the coefficients on neighbourhood income in East Germany are … there is a divide between East and West Germany, but also that neighbours may not be a relevant comparison group in …

and pension wealth – for two countries: the United States and Germany. Pension wealth makes up a considerable portion of … household wealth: about 48% in the United States and 61% in Germany. The higher share in Germany narrows the wealth gap between … Germany, augmented wealth (US$651,000) is only 1.4 times higher. Further, the inclusion of pension wealth in household wealth …

examination of the welfare effects of the spring and autumn transitions for the UK and Germany. Using individual-level data and a … individuals in both the UK and Germany experience deteriorations in life satisfaction in the first week after the spring …

differences for different types of vocational training, minor differences between East and West Germany and males and females, and …

it all”, but women must still choose between career and family in Germany. We argue that interventions need to address …

When comparing tax benefit systems across Europe, Germany is usually regarded as a country with a high level of taxes … the ongoing policy debate in Germany. In this paper, we compare the progressivity and redistribution induced by the tax …

question, we use the reunification of Germany as a natural experiment and study the post-reunification trajectory of …

job increases the employment chances during the subsequent five years in (West and East) Germany and the UK. Moreover, the … years of the career. Advantages of taking up a temporary job are slightly stronger in West Germany compared to East Germany …

Given shortages in public child care in Germany, this paper asks whether social support with child care and domestic … Germany where public child care is more easily accessible and continuous female employment is a prevalent social norm …