Explaining Eastern Germany's wage gap: The impact of structural change

Post-Communist Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-464

  Görzig, Bernd ^a,b   Gornig, Martin ^b,c   Werwatz, Axel ^b,d  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Institute of Urban Research and Structural Policy   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MARKET; WAGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 31144475426     PISSN: 14631377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14631370500350744     Document Type: Article

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