This paper estimates rates of return across the gross wealth distribution in eight European countries. Like differential saving rates, differential rates of return matter for Post Keynesian theory, because they impact the income and wealth distribution and add an explosive element to growth...

The paper investigates how including the distribution of wealth changes the demand effects of redistributing functional income. It develops a model with an endogenous wealth distribution and shows that the endogenous rise in wealth inequality resulting from a redistribution towards profits...

We study endogenous employment and distribution dynamics in a Post-Keynesian model of Kalecki-Steindl tradition. Productivity adjustments stabilise employment and the labour share in the long run: technological change allows firms to replenish the reserve army of workers in struggle over income...

The paper builds Distributional National Accounts (DINA) using household survey data. We present a transparent and reproducible methodology to construct DINA whenever administrative tax data are not available for research and apply it to various European countries. By doing so, we build...

The paper builds Distributional National Accounts (DINA) using household survey data. We present a transparent and reproducible methodology to construct DINA whenever administrative tax data are not available for research and apply it to various European countries. By doing so, we build...

Die anhaltenden Lieferengpässe und die vierte Coronawelle bremsen die deutsche Wirtschaft spürbar aus. Die zunächst erwartete kräftige Erholung für das Jahr 2022 verschiebt sich weiter nach hinten. Insgesamt dürfte das Bruttoinlandsprodukt in diesem Jahr um 2,5%, im kommenden Jahr um 3,7%...

Die Konjunktur in Deutschland wird in diesem Jahr von zwei sehr unterschiedlichen konjunkturellen Triebkräften geprägt. Auf der einen Seite dürften die vollen Auftragsbücher der Industrieunternehmen und die allmähliche Normalisierung der Corona-Situation der Konjunktur einen kräftigen...

Against the background of the dramatic aggravation of the financial crisis the world economy is in a downturn. After four years of strong economic growth the economy already cooled down in 2007. World trade has expanded only marginally in recent months. A further weakening in 2009 is already...