Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

  1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2023

    Child Penalty Estimation and Mothers' Age at First Birth

    Motherhood continues to pose significant challenges to women’s careers, and a correct assessment of its effects is crucial for understanding the persistent gender inequality in the labor market. We show that the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-057 // 2023

    The Impact of Communist Party Membership on Wealth Distribution and Accumulation in Urban China

    This paper provides the first in-depth investigation into the evolution of the wealth gap between CCP and non-CCP households in urban China from 1995 to 2017. We apply unconditional quantile regression (UQR) to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-054 // 2023

    Eating Habits, Food Consumption, and Health: The Role of Early Life Experiences

    This study explores the long-run effects of a temporary scarcity of a consumption good on preferences towards that good once the shock is over. Specifically, we focus on individuals who were children during…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-052 // 2023

    Anti-corruption Campaign in China: An Empirical Investigation

    Using official information published by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC, we construct a database of officials who have been found guilty of corruption in China in the period…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-048 // 2023

    The Long-Term Earnings’ Effects of a Credit Market Disruption

    This paper studies the long-term consequences on firms and workers of the credit crunch triggered by the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Relying on a unique matched bank-employer-employee administrative…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-034 // 2023

    Homeownership Rates, Housing Policies, and Co-residence Decisions

    Homeownership rates differ widely across European countries. We document that part of this variation is driven by differences in the fraction of adults co-residing with their parents. Comparing Germany and…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2023

    From participants to citizens? Democratic voting rights and naturalisation behaviour

    This paper examines the causal effect of the possibility to vote on foreigners’ propensity to naturalise – a key indicator of successful integration. Based on Swedish administrative data and an institutional…