Study Easterlin (2014a): study DE East Germany 1990

Public

18+ aged, general public, East-Germany 1990-2006

Survey name

INT-WVS: combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 200000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Trends in income before and after the fall of socialism

Our Classification

Remarks

From 1945 to 1990 East Germany was a socialist state. Following developments in Russia and other East-European nations this socialist state collapsed and ended in 1990. In 1990 West- and East-Germany united to form the democratic state of Germany.

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Before and after the fall of socialism:
0 Before (1990)
1 After      (2006)
Income distribution in thirds:
A Lower
B Middle
C Upper

Observed Relation with Happiness