integration. however, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in East and West Germany after 1990 … in East and West Germany. Our results suggest that equal opportunities in Germany have grown since reunification …. Interestingly, EOp is larger in East than in West Germany. …

die Steuerlast in Deutschland? - Verteilungswirkungen des deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystems” (Who bears the tax burden … in Germany? – Distributional Analyses of the German tax and transfer system). Financial support from the Hans Böckler …

When comparing tax benefit systems across Europe, Germany is usually regarded as a country with a high level of taxes …

demonstrate the application of these new measures to analyse the development of poverty and richness over time in Germany, to … compare Germany to the other EU-15 countries and to investigate the impact of tax reforms on poverty and richness. The latter … data. We show that it partly depends on the measure whether the development of richness in Germany is increasing or …

eÞects, however, are quite small. Although we have derived our results for the case of Germany, we do think that similar …

modelling flat tax reform proposals for Germany. Taking the general equilibrium effects into account has important implications …

When comparing tax benefit systems across Europe, Germany is usually regarded as a country with a high level of taxes … the ongoing policy debate in Germany. In this paper, we compare the progressivity and redistribution induced by the tax …Deutschland wird häufig ein im europäischen Vergleich überdurchschnittliches Abgabenniveau bescheinigt. Da dies als …

tax reform proposals for Germany. Taking feedback effects into account has important implications for the evaluation of …