In this paper we investigate the impact of macroeconomic variables on income inequality. Using data from the German … impact of the macroeconomy on inequality. In fact, the dominating driver of inequality seems to be a time trend. Nevertheless …, estimating a vector-error-correction-model allows us to gauge the effect the financial crisis has on inequality. Assuming that …

In this paper we investigate the impact of macroeconomic variables on income inequality. Using data from the German … impact of the macroeconomy on inequality. In fact, the dominating driver of inequality seems to be a time trend. Nevertheless …, estimating a vector-error-correction-model allows us to gauge the effect the financial crisis has on inequality. Assuming that …

Der Artikel untersucht die Lohnstruktur westdeutscher Arbeitnehmer von 1984 bis 2007 auf Basis des Sozio …-oeconomischen Panels (SEOP). Bis Mitte der Neunziger Jahre war die Lohnstruktur stabil, ab 1995 steigt die Lohnungleichheit an, allerdings …