Inequality is dominating the political debate in various countries still characterised by sluggish economic recovery and high unemployment. The drivers of higher income inequality since 1995 have been globalisation, technological change and migration. At the same time, these factors have had an...

Deutschlands Leistungsbilanzüberschuss steht international in der Kritik. Er übersteigt deutlich die Zielvorgaben im Rahmen des Makroökonomischen Überwachungsverfahrens der Europäischen Union. Welche Ursachen die auseinanderlaufende Entwicklung der Exporte und Importe hat, wird allerdings...

Summary Members of management boards as well as supervisory boards often attract public criticism when they are simultaneously active in several other boards. We use a panel data set of the biggest German corporations for the period from 1996-2006 to estimate the impact of multiple board...

Summary Explanations for the robust situation of the German labour market in the course of the global recession 2008/09 are the usage of short-time work schemes, the higher internal labour flexibility due to provisions of collective agreements and the reduction of positive balances on...

Zusammenfassung Die Wirtschaftskrise des Jahres 2007 führte in nahezu allen entwickelten Volkswirtschaften zu einer akuten Belastung der öffentlichen Haushalte. Insbesondere die GIIPS - Länder - Griechenland, Irland, Italien, Portugal und Spanien - stehen vor der enormen Herausforderung, ihre...

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we compare total individual income of permanent adult residents, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West...

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we compare total individual income of permanent adult residents, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West...

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we compare total individual income of permanent adult residents, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West...

Während der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise 2009 brachen die deutschen Exporte stärker ein als die Importe. Inzwischen hat sich der Welthandel wiederbelebt. Die Autoren berechnen mit Hilfe des Gravitätsmodells die Außenhandelsentwicklung Deutschlands. Demnach dürften sich die Exporte...

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we compare total individual income of permanent adult residents, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West...