Education has been one of the key determinants of economic growth around the world since 1965. In this paper, we discuss three different measures of education, and consider their relationship to the distribution of income as measured by the Gini coefficient as well as to economic growth across...

In many OECD countries income inequality has risen, but surprisingly redistribution as well. The theory attributes this partly to the redistributive effect of education spending. In the model income inequality and growth depend in an inverted U-shaped way on education. To maintain a given level...

In Deutschland hat die Forderung nach Einführung eines allgemeinen gesetzlichen Mindestlohns an Bedeutung gewonnen. In diesem Beitrag werden zum einen die gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Veränderungen aufgezeigt, die die Grundlage der Verbreitung dieser Forderung bilden, und zum...

Excessive preoccupation for self-image has been pointed out as an essential factor explaining food disorders. This paper draws upon Akerlof and Kranton (2000) to model how "self-image" and others' appearances influence health related behaviours. We estimate the influence of "peers' image" on the...