Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-106 // 2013

    Fiscal Integration in the Eurozone: Economic Effects of Two Key Scenarios

    The 2008-09 crisis has shown that some euro area member countries were unable to sufficiently stabilize their economies which has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. In this paper,…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-084 // 2013

    Steady-State Labor Supply Elasticities: A Survey

    Previous reviews of static labor supply estimations concentrate mainly on the evidence from the 1980s and 1990s, Anglo-Saxon countries and early generations of labor supply modeling. This paper provides a fresh…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-039 // 2013

    Do Higher Corporate Taxes Reduce Wages? Micro Evidence from Germany

    Do higher corporate taxes reduce wages? While this question has been discussed extensively in economics, compelling empirical evidence is still scarce. In this discussion paper, we exploit the specific…