Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

  1. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    How Many Jobs Were Lost as a Result of the U.S. Troop Withdrawal?

    After the end of the Cold War, the U.S. withdrew approximately 200,000 soldiers from Germany within a few years. A joint study by the ZEW in Mannheim and the University of Cologne shows that this had significant…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-024 // 2026

    Earnings Dynamics Through Boom, Crisis, and Recovery: Evidence from Greece

    This paper documents the evolution of labor earnings and earnings dynamics in Greece during 2002–2023 using administrative matched employer–employee data from the Greek social security system. The data span the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-023 // 2026

    Foreign Troops, Local Economies: The Economic Effects of US Withdrawals from Germany

    This paper analyzes the local economic impacts of troop deployments. We exploit variation from the historic large-scale US troop withdrawal from Germany triggered by the end of the Cold War, to estimate the…

  4. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    30.000 Euro Earnings Losses For Mothers

    For many mothers, having children leads to a significant drop in income. In the latest episode of the ZEW podcast “Wirklich Wirtschaft,” Dr Lukas Riedel from ZEW's “Inequality and Distribution Policy” research…