Der vorliegende Bericht analysiert notwendige Rahmenbedingungen und arbeitet die Voraussetzungen heraus, die die ost- und mitteleuropäischen Länder erfüllen müssen, um am Wirtschaftsraum der Europäischen Union teilzunehmen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird geprüft, bei welchen Gütergruppen...

Despite the relatively extensive research on pay levels and the consequences of income disparities, little is known about which reference groups people choose for comparative evaluation of personal income and why different selection patterns emerge. The aim of this paper is to dig deeper for...

This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects. To account for the inherent endogeneity of social policies with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System...