in fiscal redistribution across modern welfare states. Contrary to the assertion that there is robust evidence in support … than earnings) is positively associated with fiscal redistribution. In sum, revisiting an influential contribution to the … literature offers no support for the proposition that the structure of inequality has consequences for fiscal redistribution. …

examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal tax …

examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal tax …

In Germany, inequality of net equivalized income increased noticeably in the first half of the new millennium. We aim … in the distribution of market income as well as shifts in the effectiveness of public redistribution mechanisms. We find … decreasing effectiveness of the public mechanisms of income redistribution are the main explanatory factors for the development …

redistribution kept the gap in disposable income between those same households roughly constant, while also closing the gap between …