Wir freuen uns schon sehr auf den Vortrag von @monika-schnitzer.com zum Jahresgutachten des @svrwirtschaft.bsky.social bei uns an der @unileipzig.bsky.social!
3) predominance of partnerships and sole proprietorships for German top income earners - much less corporate income than in the US.
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2) V-shape income growth for the bottom 50% vs. steady income growth for middle and upper middle class driven by risen labor income
Out in the European Economic Review after many years of datawork with @sbachtax.bsky.social and Theresa Neef: The distribution of national income in Germany, 1992-2019. We document 1) high income concentration at the top in Germany - similar to the US
Finally out in print: Testing Marx, with @charlottebartels.bsky.social and Niko Wolf! History of thought with numbers. Have a look: direct.mit.edu/rest/article... (open access)
Grundsicherung, aber wie?
Ein neues Experiment belebt den Traum vom bedingungslosen Grundeinkommen. Doch es führt in die Irre, stattdessen braucht Deutschland endlich eine bedarfsorientierte Grundsicherung, die Arbeit nicht bestraft. Eine Anleitung zur Reparatur
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👇🏼 One week left to apply (Feb 28). Looking forward to your applications!
Apply for a 3-year PhD position (75%) in our DFG project on the triangle of German Democratic Capitalism w/ @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @trgn.bsky.social What is the interplay between the German growth model, housing & voting behavior? How did industrial change affect inequality?
🗓️Wie hängen Ungleichheit, Wirtschaftswachstum und Chancengleichheit zusammen? Bei unserem nächsten virtuellen #ReStart Talk spricht @charlottebartels.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social über die Vermögensungleichheit in Deutschland. Jetzt anmelden 👉: econtribute.de/de/event/res... . #EconSky
Fantastic opportunity for Berlin area political econ researchers to present and connect 👇🏼
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Join my new Public Economics team at @unileipzig.bsky.social! A 100% PhD/Postdoc position with teaching and a 75% PhD position in a DFG research project on the triangle of growth, housing and voting in Germany with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social & @trgn.bsky.social. Apply until Feb 28
Timing of transfers (gifts+inheritances) matters for these differences: Men tend to inherit larger transfers during their working life, while women receive larger amounts at older ages outliving their husbands.
No Modigliani lifecycle for women! We find that the gender wealth gap widens after age 40, and declines for those past retirement age. Check out our new paper in Econ Letters: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
👇🏼 includes an article on measuring historical inequality in Germany by @thiloalbers.bsky.social @felixschaff.bsky.social and me
In our @dfgpublic.bsky.social project w/ @trgn.bsky.social & @charlottebartels.bsky.social, we propose to study the political economy of German Democratic Capitalism w/ long-run county panel data and look for a 3-year PhD student, 75% @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, start Feb25. Apply now! 👇
Please join us (in person or virtually) for the opening of the Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research (ISI).
Friday, Oct 11, 5pm German time / 11am Eastern US time.
Panelists: Thomas Piketty, @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social, @charlottebartels.bsky.social
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Please join us for our Inaugural Event 🎉
Friday, October 11, 2024
5pm (CEST; 11am ET)
Opening Lectures by Thomas Piketty, Ingrid Robeyns, and Charlotte Bartels, followed by a panel discussion and reception.
Register to attend in person or virtually: tinyurl.com/isi-opening
Welche Folgen haben die unterschiedlichen historischen Erbregeln für die Regionen in Deutschland? DIW-Studie von @charlottebartels.bsky.social & @simonjaeger.bsky.social zeigt, dass die Produktivität dort gestiegen ist, wo das Land zwischen Geschwistern aufgeteilt wurde.
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And please save this date:
On October 11 2024, we will inaugurate ISI with opening lectures by three great scholars:
- Charlotte Bartels (@charlottebartels.bsky.social)
- Thomas Piketty
- Ingrid Robeyns (@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social)
More soon; we can't wait to get started!
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Neue DIW-Studie zur Vermögensungleichheit bezieht erstmals Rentenansprüche mit ein: vorher hatte die ärmere Hälfte der Bevölkerung nur 2 % am Gesamtvermögen, mit Rentenansprüchen sind es 9 %. D.h. die Rente ist für diese Gruppe extrem wichtig. www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
@charlottebartels.bsky.social
Anlässlich des neuen Global Tax Evasion Reports diskutiert @charlottebartels.bsky.social am Donnerstag, den 2.11.23 um 18 Uhr in der Hertie School über das Problem der globalen Steuerflucht. Mit: @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, Sarah Godar und Gerhard Schick. Jetzt anmelden!
