Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2019

    Why Did Income Inequality in Germany Not Increase Further After 2005?

    While income inequality in Germany considerably increased in the years before 2005, this trend was stopped after 2005. We address the question of what factors were responsible for the break in the inequality…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2018

    Women Leaving the Playpen: The Emancipating Role of Female Suffrage

    The role of women in Western societies changed dramatically in the 20th century. We study how political empowerment affected women’s emancipation as reflected in their life choices like marital decisions and…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Corporate Taxes Reduce Wages? Micro Evidence from Germany

    This paper estimates the incidence of corporate taxes on wages using a 20-year panel of German municipalities exploiting 6,800 tax changes for identification. Using event study designs and…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-043 // 2018

    Fiskalische und individuelle Nettoerträge und Renditen von Bildungsinvestitionen im jungen Erwachsenenalter

    Based on a further development of the ZEW microsimulation model of the German tax and transfer system, this study examines fiscal and individual net returns as well as rates of return from investments in…