This paper applies the tool box measures of disaggregative income inequality characterization and the statistical …

over the period 2005/2006 to 2010/11. While income inequality considerably increased in the years before 2005/2006, this … of inequality in wage incomes after 2005/2006. Our results suggest that, despite further increases in wage inequality …, inequality in equivalized net incomes did not increase further after 2005/2006 because increased within-year employment …

over the period 2005/2006 to 2010/11. While income inequality considerably increased in the years before 2005/2006, this … inequality in wage incomes after 2005/2006. Our results suggest that, despite further increases in wage inequality, inequality in … compensated otherwise rising inequality in annual labour incomes. On the other hand, income inequality did not fall in a more …

over the period 2005/2006 to 2010/11. While income inequality considerably increased in the years before 2005/2006, this … of inequality in wage incomes after 2005/2006. Our results suggest that, despite further increases in wage inequality …, inequality in equivalized net incomes did not increase further after 2005/2006 because increased within-year employment …

This paper provides a detailed decomposition analysis of rising lifetime earnings inequality in Germany using … rising lifetime earnings inequality among West German men born between the years 1955 and 1974 can be attributed to a lower … increase in inequality, but also a stagnation in earnings for a major part of their career. This trend is even stronger when …

framework, with a focus on inherent inequality and government's redistributive preferences. We have constructed our income … relationship between factor-income inequality and the extent of redistribution. We also find a link between our redistributive …

We examine the causes for rising income inequality in Europe's most populous economy. From 2000 to 2006, Germany … experienced an unprecedented rise in net equivalized income inequality and poverty. At the same time, unemployment rose to record …. Other factors that possibly contributed to the rise in income inequality were changes in the tax system, changes in the …

, exhibit heavy tails as in the case of Pareto or power laws. Many commonly used income and wealth inequality measures are very … empirical results to inference on inequality measures and discusses their implications for market demand and economic …