… Using the 41-year division of Germany as a natural experiment, we show that the German
Democratic Republic’s gender-equal institutions created a culture that has undone the male …

… Georgieff 1 show how East German cultural and social norms relating to gender were
changed by exposure to the dominant institutions of the West. This is a summary of their findings. …

… would suffice to ensure convergence after undoing artificial distortions that central planning
… Our discussion also suggests a broader lesson beyond the effects of German reunification. …

… German division as a natural experiment, we show that East German institutions have undone
gender… Since reunification, East Germany still differs from West Germany not only by a …

… interest in politics and participation in political activities. This work demonstrates that women
often … We then propose using German separation and reunification to study the link between …

… In this paper, we compare and contrast East and West Germany after reunification in …
Germany, conditional on individual wages, education, and cultural preferences (attitudes, activities …

… to learn how the dissimilar political and institutional frameworks in … German division and
reunification, we present evidence that political and institutional frameworks can shape gender …

… The lesson is twofold: (1) a large part of the pervasive gender gap in math is due to social …
, which can be undone by institutions. We use the German division and reunification as a …