This article shows how the impulses of the transformation process in eastern Germany have spread through the economy … persistently lower wages and higher unemployment rates in eastern compared with western Germany. …

. In this process, the poorly functioning socialist system of East Germany adopted the formal institutions and organization … of West Germany, a western-style market economy. We investigate the effect of this integration on patenting activity by …, the gap between East and West Germany widened considerably over time. This divergence in innovation activity suggests that …

, 1994 and 1995. In the German industrial sector, especially in East Germany, employment has declined and the share of highly … current stage of transition subsidising labour might be more effective for creating jobs in East Germany than promoting R …

development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly … more active in R&D. -- Ageing ; firm performance ; gender ; Germany ; innovation ; R&D …

development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly … more active in R&D. -- ageing ; firm performance ; gender ; Germany ; innovation ; R&D …

We study the impact of social ties on the migration of inventors from East to West Germany, using the fall of the Iron … DDRPatentdaten vor 1990, welche mit Sozialversicherungsdaten im wiedervereinigten Deutschland verknüpft werden konnten. Wir …