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Dr Cornelia Lang

Dr Cornelia Lang
Current Position

since 1/16

Head of the Research Data Centre

Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association

Research Interests
  • alternative measures of well-being
  • living conditions in East Germany

Cornelia Lang joined the institute in 1997 and is leading the IWH Research Data Centre since 2016.

Cornelia Lang studied sociology and philosophy at Leipzig University. She received her PhD from University of Applied Sciences Merseburg. Prior to joining IWH, she worked at Pädagogische Hochschule Leipzig and at the Leipzig branch office of the German Youth Institute.

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Publications

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Multidimensional Well-being and Regional Disparities in Europe

Jörg Döpke Andreas Knabe Cornelia Lang Philip Maschke

in: Journal of Common Market Studies, No. 5, 2017

Abstract

Using data from the OECD Regional Well-Being Index – a set of quality-of-life indicators measured at the sub-national level – we construct a set of composite well-being indices. We analyze the extent to which the choice of five alternative aggregation methods affects the well-being ranking of regions. We find that regional inequality in these composite measures is lower than regional inequality in real GDP per capita. For most aggregation methods, the rank correlation across regions appears to be quite high. It is also shown that using alternative indices instead of GDP per capita would only have a small effect on the set of regions eligible for aid from EU Structural Funds. The exception appears to be an aggregation based on how individual dimensions relate to average life satisfaction across regions, which would substantially change both the ranking of regions and which regions would be eligible for EU funds.

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The Research Data Centre of the Halle Institute for Economic Research – Member of the Leibniz Association FDZ-IWH

Tim Kuttig Cornelia Lang

in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, No. 2, 2017

Abstract

The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) was founded in 1992 and operates three research departments: Macroeconomics, Financial Markets, and Structural Change and Productivity. The IWH’s research structure is designed to foster close interplay between micro and macroeconomic research, however it has its roots in the empirical research conducted on the transition from a planned to a market economy, with a particular focus on East Germany.

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Wie hoch ist die Unterbeschäftigung in Ost- und Westdeutschland? Arbeitsplatzausstattung und Arbeitsplatzlücke nach Geschlechtern in Ost- und Westdeutschland

Hans-Ulrich Brautzsch Johann Fuchs Cornelia Lang

in: Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, No. 2, 2007

Abstract

The paper investigates the number and structure of available jobs by gender in East and West Germany, the gap between the supply and demand of jobs by gender in both regions and the reasons for the wider “job gap“ in East Germany compared with West Germany. 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 participation rate of women in the labour market. Reasons are the traditional behaviour of East German women and - compared with West germany - the considerably lower household income.

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Working Papers

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Workplace Equipment and Workplace Gap by Gender in East and West Germany

Hans-Ulrich Brautzsch Johann Fuchs Cornelia Lang

in: IWH Discussion Papers, No. 9, 2006

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.

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Success and failure: Criteria for evaluating East Germany's economic development

Cornelia Lang Rüdiger Pohl

in: IWH Discussion Papers, No. 106, 1999

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Topics

East Germany
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