Using the GINI index, this study examines the effects of populism on income inequality. We apply GMM estimators and ARDL (Pooled mean group estimator) methods for 105 democracies from 1970 to 2019. The results show that the share of populist members in the parliaments does not affect income...

This study applies panel data analysis to provide new estimates of the effects of populism on macroeconomic performance. Using new datasets of populist leaders and parties between 1970 and 2019, categorizing governments into presidential and non-presidential, and applying two econometrics models...

We analyze the probability of an incumbents winning in the consecutive election, under the assumption that all individual candidates are equally likely (i.e. random selection) when that they are from the same party. We are trying to analyze the probability of winning by ruling party (i.e. the...

Die Armutsforschung arbeitet mit verschiedenen Messkonzepten und Datenquellen. Jonas Beste beleuchtet die am häufigsten verwendeten Ansätze auf Grundlage des Panels "Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung" im Vergleich zu anderen Paneldaten. Er benennt Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede bei der...

Measurement error is a common phenomenon in the empirical sciences. Longitudinal data can especially be affected by it, as measurement error can influence measures of change, which is one of the primary reasons for collecting longitudinal data in panel surveys. However, measurement error in...

Economic research on the determinants of gender differences in economic outcomes particularly in income and consumption is well established. Extending these investigations to other outcomes such as wealth up till now has been limited due to lack of individual-level data. Using the German...