Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

We study the 2011 Austrian Pay Transparency Law, which requires firms above a size threshold to publish internal reports on the gender pay gap. Using an event-study design, we show that the policy had no…

The research project "Analyses of costs and returns to subject change and university dropout" (AKEFS) examines select causes and economic consequences of changing the field of study or leaving university without…

• Withdrawal of Correspondent Banks Slows Down European Emerging Markets
• Parents Suffer from More Mental Stress Than Other Professionals
• Sharp Increase in Insolvencies Expected Among Smaller Companies
• Taxing…

Building up sufficient capital for old-age provision often is a challenge for private households. For homeowners, one way to generate old-age income from illiquid housing wealth is the use of equity release…

Since the start of the CoViD-19 pandemic, a major source of concern has been its effect on mental health. Using pre- pandemic information and have customized questionnaires in the Dutch LISS panel, we…

We analyze the effects of a large place-based policy, subsidizing up to 50% of investment costs of manufacturing firms in East Germany after reunification. We show that a 1-percentage-point decrease in the…