Empirical analyses of economic inequality, poverty, and mobility in Germany are, to an increas-ing extent, using … analysis in support of the European Commission's stated objective of fighting poverty and reducing social inequality through … considerable impact on the degree and structure of inequality and poverty (see Hauser 2008, Causa et al. 2009, Nolan et al. 2009 …

In this article, I analyze the changes in wage inequality in the eastern region, western region and reunified Germany a … the characteristics effect, coefficient effect and residual effect contributed to the increasing levels of wage inequality … in Germany. On the other hand, the relative stability in wage inequality during the sub-period 2002-2006 was caused by …

We show empirical evidence that there may not be a tradeoff between market income inequality and high sustained growth … inequality are characterized by dynamism-a drive toward sophisticated export industries, innovation, and creative destruction and …

This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to …

Is there a tradeoff between raising growth and reducing inequality and poverty? This paper reviews the theoretical and … empirical literature on the complex links between growth, inequality, and poverty, with causation going in both directions. The … evidence suggests that growth can be effective in reducing poverty, but its impact on inequality is ambiguous and depends on …