Dieser Beitrag analysiert den Einkommensreichtum von älteren Personen in Deutschland 2001. Unter Verwendung der aktuellen Daten der Lohn- und Einkommensteuerstatistik, die in besonderem Maße für die Analyse hoher Einkommen geeignet sind, werden neue Reichtumskennzahlen diskutiert und neue...

This contribution analyzes top incomes in the German Federal States for 2003 with focus on Lower-Saxony. Based on the microdata of the German Wage and Income Tax Current Statistics (Einkommensteuer-Geschäftsstatistik) for the first time richness rates and intensities of richness are examined...

This contribution analyzes the personal income distribution with the actual microdata of the German Income Tax Statistics and focus on top incomes for important labour market groups: the self-employed (as freelancers and entrepreneurs) and employees. New are the first longitudinal results based...

This volume presents 18 recent IMF research studies on the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as how it can most effectively be combated to improve governance, increase economic growth, and reduce poverty. The authors examine how civil service wages affect corruption, the impact of...