In this paper we explore the reasons for the trend reversal in the development of household market income inequality in Germany in the second half of the 2000s. We analyse to what extent the increasing relevance of capital income as well as the rising share of atypically employed persons have...

In this paper we explore the reasons for the trend reversal in the development of household market income inequality in Germany in the second half of the 2000s. We analyse to what extent the increasing relevance of capital income as well as the rising share of atypically employed persons have...

We develop and calibrate an analytical growth model in the neo-Kaleckian tradition with an endogenous wealth distribution and differential returns to wealth between workers and capitalists. We show that a long-run equilibrium allows for non-zero wealth owned by workers, even as the model...

Diese Studie entwickelt und kalibriert ein analytisches Wachstumsmodell in der neo-Kaleckianischen Tradition. Die Vermögensverteilung ist endogen und ArbeiterInnen und KapitalistInnen erhalten unterschiedliche Renditen. Wir zeigen, dass ArbeiterInnen im langfristigen Gleichgewicht Vermögen...

In this paper we explore the reasons for the trend reversal in the development of household market income inequality in Germany in the second half of the 2000s. We analyse to what extent the increasing relevance of capital income as well as the rising share of atypically employed persons have...