This paper analyses the distributional impact of high consumer inflation in the euro area and government measures to compensate households in 2022. The study uses the tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union (EUROMOD) with microdata as the input - EU statistics on income and...

Die Handreichung zum UckerWarentakt informiert über einen konkreten Ansatz aus dem Bereich der sozialen Logistik. Der Ansatz wurde im Landkreis Uckermark entwickelt und erprobt. Die Handreichung erläutert das Vorgehen und die Ergebnisse. Sie macht zudem Vorschläge für Erweiterungen bzw....

In Germany, inequality of net equivalized income increased noticeably in the first half of the new millennium. We aim to identify the main drivers of this rise in income inequality since the early 1990s. We provide a broad overview of the circumstances under which inequality evolved, i.e. which...

This paper provides an illustration of the changing tolerance for inequality in a context of radical political and economic transformation and rapid economic growth. We focus on the Polish transition experience, and explore individuals' self-reported attitudes. Using unusually long and frequent...

Savings are, apart from inheritances and transfers, the corner stone for the accumulation of wealth. Against the background of rising economic inequality in industrialized countries and the ongoing assessment of its root causes, analyses of the distribution of savings along the income and wealth...

Studies have shown that trade relationships among countries in Africa including intra-regional groupings such as the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) is low. Therefore, intra-trade becomes critical in unlocking the growth potentials of the continent and its regional groupings. Taking cognizance...

Studies have shown that trade relationships among countries in Africa including intra-regional groupings such as the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) is low. Therefore, intra-trade becomes critical in unlocking the growth potentials of the continent and its regional groupings. Taking cognizance...

Dieser Beitrag nimmt eine Kosten-Nutzen-Abwägung des Ausbaus der Erneuerbaren-Energietechnologien zur Stromerzeugung in Deutschland vor. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass dieser Ausbau die Stromverbraucher seit Einführung des Erneuerbaren-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) im Jahr 2000 knapp 300 Mrd. Euro...