government ideology and elections influence outcomes (income inequality and budget consolidation) and political processes (fiscal …

This paper provides an illustration of the changing tolerance for inequality in a context of radical political and … institute (CBOS) from 1992 to 2005, we identify a structural break in the relationship between income inequality and subjective … well-being. The downturn in the tolerance for inequality (1997) coincides with increasing distrust of political elites. …

Given how controversially inequality is still being discussed by both academics and policy makers in Germany, we … different forms of inequality. One important issue is the choice of the measure of well-being: the central measures discussed … Expenditure Survey (Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe (EVS)) for Germany since 1993 to compare inequality across income …

from disadvantaged backgrounds. As it turns out, the majority of the German public perceives inequality in educational …

policy interacts with redistributive policy and how income inequality affects the degree and the polarization of the …