During the last decade, research on income inequality has paid special attention to top income earners. At the same time, top marginal tax rates on upper income earners have declined sharply in many OECD countries. Discussions are still open on the relationship between the increase of the income...

Wie viele Kinder wünschen sich junge Frauen und Männer? Wie hoch ist der Anteil der Haushalte, die für ihre Kinder ein familienergänzendes Betreuungsangebot nutzen? Wie unterstützen sich erwachsene Kinder und ihre Eltern gegenseitig? Die vorliegende Publikation präsentiert die ersten...

The SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Africa provides regional analysis on how discriminatory social institutions, such as formal and informal laws, social norms and practices, continue to constrain women’s empowerment and restrict their access to opportunities and rights. It gives new evidence on...

There is a long-standing economic research literature on the impact of technological innovation and automation in general on employment and economic growth. Traditional economic models trade off a negative displacement or substitution effect against a positive complementarity effect on...