Chinese trade competition across 17 sectors in 18 countries between 1990 and 2007. Our empirical findings reveal overall … a new channel, increased competition from China in 59 foreign export markets, which positively affects the high …-skilled whilst the low-skilled bear the brunt. Hence, this study shows that neglecting the competition in foreign countries leads to …

This article provides a comparative analysis of the development of the gender wage gap in West Germany and Sweden … traditions penetrate institutional settings and ensnare Germany in a cultural trap with regard to gender equality. While Sweden … concerns (e.g., marriage and motherhood) decrease female income in Germany to a far greater extent than do such factors in …

Germany has lower posttax income inequality than the United States and hence is doing better according to a strict … egalitarian fairness ideal. On the other hand, the United States is doing better than Germany according to a libertarian fairness … Germany for all levels of responsibility sensitivity. If we, however, demand compensation for the residual, Germany is fairer …

Germany, Italy, the UK, Denmark, the US, and Taiwan. We divide household including elderly into five types: living alone …