This article analyzes various pitfalls that arise in the application of panel data methods in comparative political economy. Empirically, we refer to the debate on the globalization-welfare state nexus by re-assessing a study by Garrett and Mitchell (‘Globalization, Government Spending and...

Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century is the most widely discussed work of economics in recent history, selling millions of copies in dozens of languages. But are its analyses of inequality and economic growth on target? Where should researchers go from here in exploring the ideas...

Der französische Wirtschaftswissenschaftler untersucht seit Jahrzehnten das Problem der Ungleichheit der Verteilung des Wohlstandes in unserer modernen Wirtschaftswelt. Anhand der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungslinien seit dem 18. Jahrhundert und historischer Daten kommt er zu einer...