Attention to the economy plays a key role in canonical macro models, yet its empirical properties are not well understood. We collect novel measures of attention to the economy based on open-ended survey questions. Our measures are included in tailored panel surveys of German firms and...

Attention to the economy plays a key role in canonical macro models, yet its empirical properties are not well understood. We collect novel measures of attention to the economy based on open-ended survey questions. Our measures are included in tailored panel surveys of German firms and...

We examine how inequality evolved in Germany during the 1983-2020 period. Labor market participation of women increased significantly, while average weekly working hours of women changed little. Gender differences in earnings are still pervasive and more pronounced for individuals with children....

Auf Basis des ifo Mikrosimulationsmodells untersucht der Beitrag den Lohnabstand und illustriert die Arbeitsanreize für ausgewählte Haushaltskonstellationen nach den für das Jahr 2024 beschlossenen Anpassungen im deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystem. Dazu werden die verfügbaren Einkommen in...

Der Artikel zeigt die Entwicklung der Ungleichheit auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und der Einkommen in Deutschland über die vergangenen vier Jahrzehnte. Bemerkenswert ist hierbei die gestiegene Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung von Frauen und älteren Beschäftigten. Bei den Arbeitseinkommen sind jedoch weiterhin...

Anhand von administrativen Steuerdaten betrachten wir für die Jahre 1998-2016 regionale Einkommensungleichheit auf Ebene der Bundesländer, Kreise und Gemeinden. Städtische Gemeinden und Gemeinden in Westdeutschland haben zwar durchschnittlich hohe Einkommen, weisen aber auch die stärkste...

We characterize regional inequality in gross incomes at the municipality level in Germany using data from administrative tax returns for the period 1998-2016. More unequal municipalities are more likely to be urban and located in West Germany. Decomposing the increase in inequality in the last...

This paper estimates the causal effect of corporate tax hikes on firm investment based on more than 1,400 local tax changes. By observing planned and realized investment volumes in a representative sample of German manufacturing firms, we can study how tax hikes induce firms to revise their...

We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades. Combining personal income tax and social security data allows us-for the first time-to offer a complete picture of the distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find that...