This article analyzes the determinants of market income distribution and governmental redistribution. The dependent variables are LIS data on market income inequality (measured by the Gini index) for households with a head aged 25 to 59 and the percent reduction in the Gini index by taxes and...

The aim of this discussion paper is not only to activate a debate over the interrelation between rising income inequality and economic policy measures but also to initiate comparative research in several European countries and North America. It discusses the consequences of a rising income...

Zambia has undergone a dramatic transformation of economic policy during the 1990s. The election in 1991 of the Movement for Multi-party Democracy government saw the introduction of a series of major economic reforms designed to transform the Zambian economy from a relatively inward looking and...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat 2020 zu einem der stärksten Einbrüche der Wirtschaftsleistung seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg geführt. Sie droht, Armut und Ungleichheit zu erhöhen. Auch die Staatsfinanzen sind durch die Krise in Mitleidenschaft geraten. Gleichzeitig ist der Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen...