TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Bonin, Holger
AU  - Euwals, Rob
        TI  - Participation Behavior of East German Women after German Unification
        PY  - 2001/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 413
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp413
        AB  - The paper studies the determinants of labor force participation by East German women
after unification. To isolate the role of preferences on labor force participation from
individual characteristics, we develop a panel data model that simultaneously explains
participation, employment and wages. The model, estimated for East and West
Germany on the basis of the German Socio-Economic Panel, indicates that distinct
preferences could explain the regional difference in participation rates at unification.
Afterward East German women became less willing to participate, but the negative
labor supply trend was offset on the aggregate level by changes in characteristics and
wages promoting participation.
        KW  - panel data
KW  - labor force participation
KW  - Transitional economies
        ER  -