Bach, Stefan; Adam, Hermann; Niehues, Judith; … - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 94 (2014) 10, pp. 691-712
. But inequality has not risen in either Germany or Switzerland since 2005. Nevertheless, Germans overestimate inequality … . The German gap between reality and perception of inequality is important to investigate, as the subjective assessment of … inequality infl uences redistribution preferences. Rising inequality may damage social stability and democracy, but it is unclear …