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focused on the other direction. We use cross-country panel data for the time period 1960-2005 to estimate war-related changes … in income inequality. Our results indicate rising levels of inequality during war and especially in the early period of … post-war reconstruction. However, we find that this rise in income inequality is not permanent. While inequality peaks …
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within war zones. Interestingly, countries geographically close to war zones experience significant economic disruptions …
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policy measures for geopolitical purposes are discussed below. On the basis of Russia's war of aggression, the West can …
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The success of joint liability programs depends on nature and composition of borrowing groups. Group formation is a costly process and in our model these costs vary with the social identity of group partners. We show that risk heterogeneity in a borrowing group may arise due to the social...
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Nicht erst seit der Pisa-Studie ist das bundesdeutsche Bildungssystem in der Diskussion. Aus ökonomischer Sicht interessiert die Möglichkeit einer gleichzeitigen Verwirklichung von Wachstums- und Verteilungszielen durch das öffentliche Bildungssystem. Welche Politikkonfl ikte lassen sich bei...
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Im europäischen Vergleich nimmt Deutschland bei den wichtigen ökonomischen Kennziffern einen der hinteren Plätze ein. Ohne ein durchgreifendes Sanierungskonzept wird es keinen Weg aus der Krise geben. Professor Christian Seidl plädiert für eine grundlegende Neugestaltung des Steuer- und...
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Das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom Januar 2005 hat die Tür zu Studiengebühren geöffnet. Damit ist eine notwendige Bedingung für eine fundamentale Hochschulreform erfüllt. Welche verteilungs- und bildungspolitischen Folgen hat die derzeitige Hochschulfinanzierung? Wie sind...
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"Welfare for everyone", according to former chancellor and economics minister Ludwig Erhard, has been the credo of Germany's economic and social policy for the past 60 years. However, Germany is increasingly failing to achieve this objective. Germany is a country of enormous inequality - income,...
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Among all G20 countries, Germany has the lowest level of inequality in terms of disposable income. Germany's tax and transfer system - which has a strong and effective redistributive impact compared with other countries - plays a key role in this connection. Over the past ten years, positive...
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redistribution recently provided by the newest version of the Standardized World Income Inequality Database allows for the assessment …
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