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References
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305748815001024#fn59
[2] https://population-europe.eu/research/popdigests/post-reunification-economic-crisis-east-germany-and-its-long-term-health
[3] https://www.researchgate.net/figure/West-Germany-and-East-Germany-GDP-per-Capita-Comparison-Source-Merkel-1991_fig4_373074035
[4] https://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/hili67a.pdf
[5] https://foothill.edu/german-unification-study/econ.html
[6] https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/03/your-money/IHT-reconstruction-in-east-germany-get-it-while-its-hot.html
[7] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348891459_Transformation_of_Public_Administration_in_East_Germany_Following_Unification
[8] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/world/europe/germany-identity.html?pgtype=Article&action=click&module=RelatedLinks