decomposition methods. Although wage inequality occurs nation-wide the dimension is profoundly larger in polarised labour markets …

income while others suffer from high unemployment, low tax base and an unsatisfactory income situation. The link between the … consequentially dropped, it becomes evident that the regional industry mix might have significant implications for the local income …, explains socio‐economic fundamentals that indicate the regions' productivity, its income distribution and its population …

erences in the distribution of income and wages using county-level data from Germany. Chapter 2 analyzes the impact of the so …-called Hartz reforms on income inequality in German regions. Chapter 3 investigates the long-term effect of university openings on … the wage distribution in the surrounding area. Chapters 4 and 5 turn to the political consequences of regional income …

Usually, it is expected that income increases life satisfaction. In recent years tough, research emerged that shows how … subjective well-being, including satisfaction, influences objective measures, as for example income. This would then require … explicit identification strategies for estimating effects of income on life satisfaction. I address this issue using German …