Publikationen der Forschungsgruppe Ungleichheit und Verteilungspolitik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-088 // 2016

    Trends in the German Income Distribution: 2005/06 to 2010/11

    We analyze the potential influence of a number of factors on the distribution of equivalized net incomes in Germany over the period 2005/2006 to 2010/11. While income inequality considerably increased in the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-086 // 2016

    Jobs, Crime, and Votes – A Short-run Evaluation of the Refugee Crisis in Germany

    Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone. Yet, little is known about the impact of this inflow on labor markets, crime, and voting…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2016

    Accounting for the Spouse when Measuring Inequality of Opportunity

    The existing literature on inequality of opportunity (IOp) has not addressed the question of how the circumstances and choices of spouses in a couple should be treated. By omitting information relevant to the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-068 // 2016

    Beyond Equal Rights: Equality of Opportunity in Political Participation

    It is well understood that political participation is stratified by socio-economic characteristics. Yet it is an open question how this finding bears on the normative evaluation of the democratic process. In…