In Germany, inequality of net equivalized income increased noticeably in the first half of the new millennium. We aim to identify the main drivers of this rise in income inequality since the early 1990s. We provide a broad overview of the circumstances under which inequality evolved, i.e. which...

After the onset of the global financial and economic Crisis of 2008, the G20 leaders have repeatedly promised to re-regulate the financial sector and tackle global imbalances. This study examines in how far these promises have been met by action. In contrast to public perception, it is shown...

The study examines public statements by German politicians and economic policy advisors on questions of deregulation. The period covered stretches from the former chancellor Gerhard Schröder's speech on the Agenda 2010 reform package in early 2003 until the beginning of the financial crisis in...