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Lohnlücke Ost-West – Ewige Disparität oder schiefer Vergleich?

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  • Jannik André Nauerth
  • Johan Pflanz

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Auch 33 Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung sind die Löhne in Ostdeutschland noch immer deutlich niedriger als in Westdeutschland. In diesem Beitrag wird untersucht, welcher Anteil der Lohnlücke auf strukturelle Unterschiede zurückzuführen ist und wie groß die tatsächlich verbleibende Lohnlücke ist. Dazu wird die Lohnlücke mittels eines statistischen Gewichtungsverfahrens neu berechnet. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Lohnlücke um rund zwei Drittel sinkt, wenn strukturelle Unterschiede mitberücksichtigt werden.

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  • Jannik André Nauerth & Johan Pflanz, 2023. "Lohnlücke Ost-West – Ewige Disparität oder schiefer Vergleich?," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 30(05), pages 08-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifodre:v:30:y:2023:i:05:p:08-13
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