More than just the adoption of Western capitalism? Time use changes in East Germany following Reunification.

Autor/in	Lenhart, Otto
Titel	More than just the adoption of Western capitalism? Time use changes in East Germany following Reunification. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Mehr als nur eine Übernahme des westlichen Kapitalismus? Wandel der Zeitverwendung in Ostdeutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung.
Quelle	In: Journal of labor research, 39 (2018) 3, S. 306-328 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0195-3613; 1936-4768
DOI	10.1007/s12122-018-9268-9
Schlagwörter	Verhaltensänderung; Kinderbetreuung; Staatlicher Zusammenschluss; Hausarbeit; Erwerbstätigkeit; Arbeitsuche; Qualifikation; Altersabhängigkeit; Familienarbeit; Freizeit; Alter; Regionaler Vergleich; Zeitverwendung
Abstract	"Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this paper examines changes in East German time use following the German Reunification of 1990, which led to large and unexpected economic and institutional changes, including the switch from a socialist to a capitalist system. By estimating Differences-in-Differences models, the study finds that East Germans reduced the time they spend on market work (96 min per weekday) and nonmarket work (51 min), while increasing the time allocated toward leisure and job search activities. The observed declines in market work time were largest for low-educated East Germans, those who were in the lowest income group, as well as for individuals between the ages 46 and 64. When comparing trends in time use for East and West Germany between 1990 and 2000, I provide evidence for a convergence in East German time use to its West German counterpart following the adoption of Western Capitalism and several other institutional and economic changes in East Germany. One possible explanation for this might be the adoption of West German time preferences following the reunion of the two regions." (Author's abstract, © Springer-Verlag).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/1