Die Untersuchung hat das Ziel, eine theoretische Analyse der Funktionen und Bestimmungsgründe der Vermögensverteilung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Beziehungen zu den ökonomischen Aktivitäten des Staates zu entwerfen. Sie will zu einer Neuformulierung von Konzepten und...

The inequality dataset compiled in the 1990s by the World Bank and extendedby the UN has been both widely used and strongly criticized. The criticisms raisequestions about conclusions drawn from secondary inequality datasets in general. Wedevelop techniques to deal with national and...

The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) project is one of the oldest and best known examples of crossnational social science infrastructure. Some 25 nations and 20 sponsors team together to provide internet accessible, privacy-protected, household income microdata to over 400 users in 30 nations. The...