Compared to the rest of Europe, Germany exhibits an especially high concentration of wealth. According to estimates … based on a microsimulation model, a German wealth tax could generate an estimated ten to 20 billion euros per year in … revenue-even with high tax allowances-and slightly reduce the inequality of income distribution, as well. Collection costs …

die vorliegenden Schätzungen auf der Basis eines Mikrosimulationsmodells.Die Ungleichheit der Einkommensverteilung würde …Compared to the rest of Europe, Germany exhibits an especially high concentration of wealth. According to estimates … based on a microsimulation model, a German wealth tax could generate an estimated ten to 20 billion euros per year in …

High levels of economic inequality may lead to lower economic growth and can have negative social and political impacts …. Recent empirical research shows that income and wealth inequalities in Eastern Europe since the fall of socialism increased … significantly more than previously suggested. Currently, the average Gini index (a common measure) of inequality in Eastern Europe …

This paper investigates the sources of inequality in household gross and net wealth across eight euro area countries … remarkable effect on wealth inequality that is stronger than that of income differences. In Austria, Germany and Cyprus the … contribution of real and financial assets inherited or received as gifts to gross and net wealth inequality attains about 40 per …