„Arbeitsplatzausstattung“ und „Arbeitsplatzlücke“ nach Geschlechtern in Ost- und Westdeutschland

Hans-Ulrich Brautzsch, Johann Fuchs and Cornelia Lang

No 9/2006, IWH Discussion Papers from Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

Abstract: The paper investigates (a) the number and structure of available jobs by gender in East and West Germany, (b) the gap between the supply and demand of jobs by gender in both regions and (c) the reasons for the wider "job gap" in East Germany compared with West Germany. The paper uses data from the Regional National Accounts and the Federal Labor Office. The analysis shows no significant difference in the number of jobs per 1000 persons in working age between East and West Germany. For women, the East German economy offers more jobs. Nevertheless, the gap between labour demand and the supply of jobs is wider in East Germany. This is caused not only by problems concerning the production structure, but also by the significantly higher partizipation rate of women in the labor market. Reasons are the traditional behaviour of East German woman and - compared with West Germany - the considerably lower household income.

Keywords: Beschäftigung; Unterbeschäftigung; Arbeitsangebot; Arbeitsnachfrage; Ostdeutschland; Westdeutschland; employment; underemployment; labor demand; labor supply; East Germany; West Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J21 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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