This dissertation focuses on the fertility and family behaviour of women who have migrated between east and west Germany in the decades following German unification. The findings show that east-west migrants display an intermediate form of family behaviour compared to non-mobile eastern and western Germans. For the first birth they adapt to western German fertility, while eastern German socialisation is more important for the second birth. Moreover, a high share of east-west migrants return to eastern Germany. This return migration is related to elevated first birth risks.<eng>
