"We analyze unemployment dynamics for Germany on a regional basis by means of an approximate factor model. We first estimate the number of factors corresponding to the number of cycles. At least for the pre-'Hartz' reform data we find strong evidence for more than just one dynamic labor market...

"Large regional unemployment disparities are a common feature of the labor market in many countries. This study deals with the question whether regional unemployment disparities in western Germany widen, become narrower or remain constant over time. It examines the hypothesis of convergence for...

"We analyze unemployment dynamics for Germany on a regional basis by means of an approximate factor model. We first estimate the number of factors corresponding to the number of cycles. At least for the pre-'Hartz' reform data we find strong evidence for more than just one dynamic labor market...

"The strong external demand, combined with favourable supply conditions in Germany, has set in motion an economic recovery. There is reason to believe that the upswing will become stronger and more widespread in 1998. For this reason in the middle Variant II of the IAB alterna-tive calculations...

"The article presents a study on the effects of regional unemployment on regional wages. Data from the IAB employment sample for the period 1981-1990 is used to estimate a multilevel model adapted to longitudinal analysis. The results confirm the existence of wage reactions. The resulting 'wage...

Die Entwicklungen am Arbeitsmarkt haben sich in Folge des Zusammenwachsens beider Teile Deutschlands in grundsätzlicher Weise verändert: Ost-West-Wanderungen bis in jüngste Zeit, zunehmende Pendlerbewegungen, zusätzliche wirtschaftliche Impulse für das alte Bundesgebiet durch die starke...