Publikationen der Forschungsgruppe Ungleichheit und Verteilungspolitik

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // forthcoming

    The Long-Term Earnings Effects of a Credit Market Disruption

    Using a unique matched bank-employer-employee administrative dataset for Italy, we construct an exogenous firm-level measure of exposure to the credit shock during the Global Financial Crisis, based on…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 26-035 // 2026

    When Facts Fail: Experimental Evidence on Perceptions and Preferences toward Chinese Investments in Germany

    Can correcting large misperceptions about foreign economic exposure change preferences over economic integration? We study this question in a high-stakes setting, Chinese direct investment in Germany, with a…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 26-034 // 2026

    From Lion Rock to Locked Gates: The Decline of Upward Mobility in Hong Kong

    Using Hong Kong census data from 1976 to 2021, this paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of absolute intergenerational mobility (AIM) in a transitioning Asian economy. We introduce two innovations:…