This article outlines income and wealth distribution trends in Germany since the 19th century, compared to other Western industrialised countries. We first discuss the evolution of aggregate wealth-to-income ratios. We then explore how the concentration of income and wealth among the top...

Die Arbeit von Auten und Splinter (2024) ist der jüngste Beitrag einer andauernden Debatte zur Entwicklung von Einkommensungleichheit in den USA. In dieser Debatte werden primär die Arbeiten von Piketty und Koautoren zitiert. Die Ergebnisse von Auten und Splinter hinterfragen bisherige...

The observation of the remarkably stable development of inequality indicators in Germany in the relevant period suggests that it is unlikely that they represent a major explanatory factor for the rise of the AfD. Furthermore, in an EU comparison, the success of radical right-wing parties appears...

The socio-economic inequality that has been growing for some time now is poison for social cohesion and representative democracy. In order to break through the indifference that still prevails towards socio-economic inequality and make more equality possible, people must become aware that the...