Der Sozialausschuss des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns befasst sich am 29.11.2017 in einer öffentlichen Anhörung mit dem Thema "Armut und Reichtum". Dieser Policy Brief bezieht Stellung zu vier Themenkomplexen. Neben der Messung und Definition von Armut und Reichtum geht es um empirische...

The number of employed persons in Germany has grown by over five million since 2000, in part due to an increase in immigration. This development is reflected in private household income, which has increased by 12 percent over the same period. Since 2013, all income groups have been benefiting...

Between 1991 and 2015, the real disposable, needs-adjusted income of persons in private households in Germany rose by 15 percent on average. The majority of the population has benefited from the growth in real income, but the groups at the lower end of the income distribution have not....