The Great Recession did not only affect European countries to a varying extent, its impact on national labour markets and on specific socio-economic groups in those markets also varied greatly. Institutional arrangements such as employment protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum...

The Great Recession did not only affect European countries to a varying extent, its impact on national labour markets and on specific socio-economic groups in those markets also varied greatly. Institutional arrangements such as employment protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum...

Das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes zur Höhe der Regelsätze in der Grundsicherung hat in Deutschland eine breite öffentliche Diskussion über Arbeitsanreize im Niedriglohnbereich ausgelöst. Der BDA und das IW haben in diesem Zusammenhang einen Vorschlag in die Diskussion eingebracht,...

Inequality has increased considerably in many Western countries over the past decades. When dealing with economic inequality as a research subject the question "inequality of what among whom" arises. Analyses of inequality are typically concerned with the distribution of wages, earnings or...

Inequality has increased considerably in many Western countries over the past decades. When dealing with economic inequality as a research subject the question "inequality of what among whom" arises. Analyses of inequality are typically concerned with the distribution of wages, earnings or...

Inequality has increased considerably in many Western countries over the past decades. When dealing with economic inequality as a research subject the question "inequality of what among whom" arises. Analyses of inequality are typically concerned with the distribution of wages, earnings or...

Wer umverteilen will, muss die richtigen Instrumente wählen. Eingriffe in der Marktphase sind teilweise wenig zielgenau und können die Funktionsfähigkeit von Märkten beeinträchtigen. Das hat der Berliner Mietendeckel gezeigt: Der Eingriff in die Preisbildung am Mietmarkt führte zu einer...

We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades. Combining personal income tax and social security data allows us — for the first time — to offer a complete picture of the distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find...