Publikationen der Forschungsgruppe Ungleichheit und Verteilungspolitik

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2023

    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…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-061 // 2022

    Immigration and the Top 1 Percent

    We study the contribution of migrants to the rise in UK top incomes. Using administrative data on the universe of UK taxpayers, we show migrants are over-represented at the top of the income distribution, with…

  3. Fachzeitschrift // 2022

    Der Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland - Eine Bestandsaufnahme

    Entwicklungen am Arbeitsmarkt sind ein Spiegel der wirtschaftlichen wie gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen, aber sie beschleunigen oder bremsen Veränderungsprozesse auch. Im Folgenden stellen wir die wichtigsten…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-027 // 2022

    Climate Change Mitigation: How Effective Is Green Quantitative Easing?

    We develop a two sector incomplete markets integrated assessment model to analyze the effectiveness of green quantitative easing (QE) in complementing fiscal policies for climate change mitigation. We model…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-026 // 2022

    ZEW-EviSTA: A Microsimulation Model of the German Tax and Transfer System

    This article describes ZEW-EviSTA®, the microsimulation model developed and used at ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim. The model simulates the German tax and transfer system using household…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-021 // 2022

    Economic Consequences of a Sudden Stop of Energy Imports: The Case of Natural Gas in Germany

    This policy report studies the effects of a sudden stop of natural gas imports from Russia on the German economy. The analysis focuses on the supply-side effects that arise when a gas shortage affects production…