Comparative poverty research flourishes, especially since comparable income data are easily available through the Luxembourg Income Study. However, a number of methodological pitfalls in comparative poverty research are often overlooked. There is a vast amount of literature on sensitivity of...

Steuer- und Transferpolitische Simulationsmodelle zur Analyse der Aufkommensund Verteilungswirkungen von Reformprozessen erfordern mindestens einen Datensatz, der die in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland existierende Einkommensverteilung befriedigend widerspiegelt. Die amtliche Statistik stellt...

This paper offers an overview of income inequality and government redistribution between the late 1960s and 2010 in 20 developed countries. Our primary data source is household-level income surveys available from the Luxembourg Income Study Database (LIS). These data allow us to measure overall...

Preface: In 1776, Adam Smith diagnosed an oversupply in “that unprosperous race of men” called men of letters: “…their numbers are every-where so great as commonly to reduce the price of their labour to a very paltry recompense.” (The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Ch. 10) By the...