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Es liegt nicht alles am Sozialismus — über Ost-West-Unterschiede und ihre Ursprünge
[It Is Not All Because of Socialism — On East-West Differences and Their Origins]

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  • Sascha O. Becker

    (University of Warwick)

  • Lukas Mergele

    (Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V.)

  • Ludger Wößmann

    (Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V.)

Abstract

Zusammenfassung Auch zum 30. Jubiläum der Deutschen Einheit ist noch viel von Ost-West-Unterschieden die Rede. Im Vordergrund stehen hierbei neben rein ökonomischen Differenzen auch Unterschiede in soziokulturellen Einstellungen und Verhaltensweisen. Dass diese Diskussionen auch nach so langer Zeit noch geführt werden, erscheint erstaunlich und wirft die Frage nach der Herkunft dieser anhaltenden Differenzen auf. Typischerweise wird diese Frage mit der Erfahrung verschiedener politischer Systeme beantwortet, die unterschiedliche gesellschaftliche Prägungen zur Folge hatten. Folglich entwickelte sich auch in den Sozial wissenschaften ein großes Interesse an der deutschen Teilung 1949 in die Deutsche Demokratische Republik und die Bundesrepublik Deutschland sowie an der Wiedervereinigung 1990. Die Bevölkerung in Ost- und Westdeutschland unterschied sich jedoch bereits vor der Teilung. Die heute verbleibenden Unterschiede müssen dennoch nicht als unveränderlich hingenommen werden.

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  • Sascha O. Becker & Lukas Mergele & Ludger Wößmann, 2021. "Es liegt nicht alles am Sozialismus — über Ost-West-Unterschiede und ihre Ursprünge [It Is Not All Because of Socialism — On East-West Differences and Their Origins]," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 101(1), pages 32-36, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:101:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s10273-021-2837-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-021-2837-1
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