Publikationen der Forschungsgruppe Ungleichheit und Verteilungspolitik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-045 // 2020

    The Long-Term Distributional and Welfare Effects of Covid-19 School Closures

    Using a structural life-cycle model, we quantify the long-term impact of school closures during the Corona crisis on children affected at different ages and coming from households with different parental…

  2. Gutachten // 2020

    Kommunale Antworten auf die Globale Corona-Krise: Finanzen, Innovationskraft und Lebensqualität verbessern

    Diese Kurzexpertise zeigt anhand von quantitativen und qualitativen Analysen auf, vor welchen Herausforderungen die deutschen Kommunen in Folge der aktuellen Corona-Krise stehen. Auch über 2020 hinaus brauchen…

  3. Discussion und Working Paper // 2020

    Gender diversity in corporate boards: Evidence from quota-implied discontinuities

    We use data across European corporate boards to investigate the effects of quota-induced female representation, under minimal possible identification assumptions. We find that having more women in board…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-033 // 2020

    Unemployment Benefit Duration and Startup Success

    Despite the importance of business creation for the economy and a relevant share of new firms being started out of unemployment, most research has focused on analyzing the effect of unemployment insurance (UI)…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-028 // 2020

    Austerity and Distributional Policy

    What are the effects of austerity on distributional policy? We exploit the autonomy of Italian municipalities in setting non-linear income taxes and the exogenous introduction of a fiscal rule to show that…