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Post-Unification Wage Growth in East Germany
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
Following monetary union with west Germany in June 1990 the median real monthly wage of prime age east German workers rose by 83% in six years. I use the German Socio-Economic Panel data to investigate the determinants of this wage growth and some of its implications. For the 1990-1991 period I...
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The Transition in East Germany: When is a Ten Point Fall in the Gender Wage Gap Bad News?
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
Since monetary union with West Germany on 1 July 1990, eastern female monthly wages have risen by 10 percentage points … relative to male wages, but female employment has fallen 5 percentage points more than male employment. Using the German Socio … of the hazard rate from employment. Differences in mean 1990 wages explain more than one-half of the gender gap in this …
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Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial: Distinctions by Entry Visa
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
who first entered on a student/trainee visa or a temporary work visa have a large advantage over natives in wages …
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The Response of Wages and Actual Hours Worked to the Reduction of Standard Hours in Germany
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
A transformation of what had become a universal 40-hour standard working week in Germany began in 1985 with reductions negotiated in the metal-working and printing sectors. These reductions have continued through 1995, and were followed by reductions in other sectors. The union campaign aimed to...
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Determinants of Non-Employment and Unemployment Durations in East Germany
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
Following monetary union with the west in June 1990, the employment rate for east German 18-54 year olds fell from 89% to 73% in six years, and the decline for women was considerably larger. This employment fall is possibly the worst of any European transition economy, yet one might have...
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