This paper studies the role and performance of social policies in different European welfare states regarding minimum income protection during periods of crisis. To achieve this goal, the paper expands its analytical focus to include other tiers of social protection, in particular upstream...

Dieser Beitrag untersucht, inwiefern das von Ludwig Erhard proklamierte Ziel "Wohlstand für Alle" in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Zeitraum 1962–2019 erreicht wurde. Die Analyse basiert auf einem Indikator, der das preisbereinigte Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Kopf um die Ungleichheit in den...

Eine im Herbst 2022 gemeinsam von immowelt und vom ifo Institut durchgeführte Umfrage unter 12 000 Menschen in Deutschland zeigt, dass Beschäftigte, die zumindest zum Teil im Homeoffice arbeiten, seit Ausbruch der Corona-Pandemie mit einer um 10 Prozentpunkte höheren Wahrscheinlichkeit...

The aim of this study is to analyse the role of social policies in different European welfare states regarding minimum income protection and active inclusion. The core focus lies on crisis resilience, i.e. the capacity of social policy arrangements to contain poverty and inequality and avoid...

This paper studies the role of social policies in different European welfare states regarding minimum income protection and active inclusion. The core focus lies on crisis resilience, i.e. the capacity of social policy arrangements to contain poverty and inequality and avoid exclusion before,...

This Policy Brief examines how minimum income support (MIS) schemes contribute to the stabilization of disposable incomes in times of crisis in Europe. MIS systems act as a "safety net of last resort" in many European welfare states, but to varying degrees. The results from the simulation of...

Middle class incomes in the EU are highest in Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Austria, and Sweden, and lowest in Eastern European countries. The middle class in Bulgaria and Romania are at the bottom of EU nominal incomes, but their living costs are just half of the EU average. When accounting for...

This paper studies the role of social policies in different European welfare states regarding minimum income protection and active inclusion. The core focus lies on crisis resilience, i.e. the capacity of social policy arrangements to contain poverty and inequality and avoid exclusion before,...

Dieser Beitrag untersucht, inwiefern das von Ludwig Erhard proklamierte Ziel "Wohlstand für Alle" in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Zeitraum 1962-2019 erreicht wurde. Unsere Analyse basiert auf einem Indikator, der das preisbereinigte Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Kopf um die Ungleichheit in den...