Publications of the Research Group Inequality and Public Policy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Collective memories on the 2010 European debt crisis

    We examine whether collective memories on the aid and reform programs chosen to handle the 2010 European debt crisis differ between citizens from borrower and lender countries. We use new international survey…

  2. Expertises // 2021

    Analyse der Verbraucherpreisentwicklung nach Senkung der Mehrwertsteuer

    The project analyzes the price effects of the temporary cut of the German value added tax (VAT) that was enacted in 2020 as part of COVID simulus measures. The analysis is based on detailed scanner data provide…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Power Sharing at the Local Level: Evidence on Opting-In for Non-Citizen Voting Rights

    The enfranchisement of foreigners is likely one of the most controversial frontiers of institutional change in developed democracies, which are experiencing an increasing number of non-citizen residents. We…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-080 // 2021

    Profit Taxation, R&D Spending, and Innovation

    We study how profit taxation affects plants’ R&D spending and innovation activities. Relying on geocoded survey panel data which approximately covers the universe of R&D-active plants in Germany, we exploit…