report results for Germany for the years 2002 through 2016. We find that consumption-weighted price markups are higher than …

We analyze the evolution of the wage structure in East Germany over the past two decades and compare it to West Germany …. Both regions experienced a rise in wage inequality between 1995 and 2009 with wage dispersion in East Germany exceeding … West Germany, esp. at the top. We also show that wage inequality is no longer rising in Germany and has even been declining …

zur bAV in Deutschland zusammen. Vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmend wichtigen Rolle der betrieblichen Altersvorsorge für … summarize the existing data sources and the current state of knowledge on occupational pensions in Germany. Against the …

after apprenticeship graduation. Unemployed apprenticeship graduates constitute a large share of unemployed youth in Germany …

several tax reforms that were implemented in Germany between 2001 and 2008. Our baseline estimates indicate an overall ETI of …

We analyze the impact of the probabilistic nature of patents on the functioning of Germany's bifurcated patent …

This paper quantifies the life-cycle incidence of key family policy measures in Germany. The analysis is based on a … Germany benefit considerably from family- and marriage-related transfers, yet also reveal substantial variation behind the …

distribution of income in Germany. We simulate stepwise increases in the value-added tax (VAT) rate, which are compensated by …