Germany has been an immigration country for more than 30 years now, although many politicians claim the opposite and many people in Germany are inclined to agree with their assessment. However, it is the actual experience with immigration, and not what people would like to experience, which...

Nach Angaben der OECD steht Deutschland mittlerweile bei der Zahl der dauerhaften Zuwanderer an zweiter Stelle hinter den USA. Welche ökonomischen Effekte sind zu erwarten, und wie sollte die Migration gesteuert werden? Joachim Herrmann, Bayerischer Staatsminister des Innern, für Bau und...

Structural trends not directly related to labour market functioning and redistribution have made a sizeable contribution to inequality and poverty in Sweden, but occupy only limited space in the income inequality debate. To fill this gap, we put a quarter of a century of rising inequality in...