Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

Many studies have estimated the effect of circumstances on income acquisition. Perhaps surprisingly, the fraction of inequality attributable to circumstances is usually quite small - in the advanced democracies,…

Existing literature on inequality of opportunity (IOp) has failed to address the question as to how the circumstances and choices of spouses in a couple should be treated. By omitting information relevant to the…

Inequality has increased considerably in many Western countries over the past decades. When dealing with economic inequality as a research subject the question “inequality of what among whom?” arises. Analyses…

The use of administrative data from the German Taxpayer-Panel (TPP) offers interesting insights into the development of income distribution in Germany. In contrast to survey data such as the German…

• Inheritance Tax Reform Proposals Would Result in Cost Increases for Business Transfers
• Knowledge Investment Particularly Benefits IT-Intensive Branches of the Economy
• Growth in Final Demand Is Driving up the…