Deutschland im Frühjahr 2010. Die Wirtschaftskrise hinterlässt tiefe Narben. Die Arbeitslosigkeit bleibt bedrückend hoch, die Staatsschulden sind kaum noch in den Griff zu bekommen. Ein bisschen Wachstum reicht nicht zur Lösung der Probleme

We exploit a panel of city-level data with rich demographic information to estimate the distributional effects of Department of Defense spending and its effects on a range of social outcomes. The income generated by defense spending accrues predominantly to households without a bachelor's...

We study the interactions between capital income tax and social security privatization in the context of rising longevity. In an economy with idiosyncratic income shocks, redistributive defined benefit social security provides some insurance against income uncertainty. This insurance comes at...