Contents Executive Summary Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Key Economic Decisions in the Course of German Unification 1. Overview 2. Focus on support for the modernization of physical capital 3. Privatization - The case of the SME campaign References Chapter 3. Restructuring of Industrial Enterprises in the Course of Privatization in East Germany 1. Introduction 2. Restructuring in the context of privatization in East Germany 3. Restructuring cases in East Germany 4. What do the cases under consideration show? References Chapter 4. Restructuring Policies in the Process of Privatization: The Case of Jenoptik 1. Privatization and Restructuring of Enterprises 2. Case of Jenoptik AG 3. Factors of Success 4. Policy Implications for a Unified Korea References Chapter 5. Internal Migration in East Germany After Reunification: Demographic and Economic Effects 1. Introduction 2. Three phases of East-West migration after reunification 3. The revival of major East German cities 4. The shrinkage of peripheral areas in East Germany 5. Conclusion References Chapter 6. Convergence Between East German Regions and East-West Migration 1. Trends of regional (in-)equality in East Germany since unification 2. How to explain the facts 3. Conclusions References Chapter 7. The Korean Labor Market after Reunification: Internal Migration and Unemployment Rates 1. Introduction 2. Literature Survey 3. Economic and Demographic Structures of the Two Koreas 4. Empirical Analysis and Forecasts 5. Conclusion and Policy Implications References Chapter 8. Analysis of Germany’s Social Security Integration for the Integration of the Social Security System in a United Korea 1. Analysis on the Integration of Germany’s Social Security System 2. Implications of the German case for the integration of a united Korea’s social security system 3. Policy suggestions for the integration of a united Korea’s social security system References Chapter 9. Cost and Financing of Unification: Implications of the German Experiences for Korea 1. Overview 2. Cost and financing of the German reunification 3. Implications for Korea 4. Conclusion References Contributors