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Working Papers

2024

1. The Broken Elevator: Declining Absolute Mobility of Living Standards in Germany
   Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research

2020

2. Die Entwicklung und Prognose von Lebenserwerbseinkommen in Deutschland
   Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (3)

2019

3. Wer gewinnt? Wer verliert? Die Entwicklung auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt seit den frühen Jahren der Bundesrepublik bis heute
   Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (1)

2018

4. A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States
   VfS Annual Conference 2018 (Freiburg, Breisgau): Digital Economy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (13)
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2017) View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2020) View citations (19) (2020)

2017

5. Effectiveness of Early Retirement Disincentives: Individual Welfare, Distributional and Fiscal Implications
   Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research
   Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2016) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Effectiveness of early retirement disincentives: Individual welfare, distributional and fiscal implications, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2016

6. How inheritances shape wealth distributions: An international comparison
   Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article How inheritances shape wealth distributions: An international comparison, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2017) View citations (14) (2017)
7. The Joint Distribution of Net Worth and Pension Wealth in Germany
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article The Joint Distribution of Net Worth and Pension Wealth in Germany, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2019) View citations (29) (2019)

2015

8. Charitable giving and its persistent and transitory reactions to changes in tax incentives: Evidence from the German taxpayer panel
   Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (3)
9. Erbschaft und Eigenleistung im Vermögen der Deutschen: Eine Verteilungsanalyse
   Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Erbschaft und Eigenleistung im Vermögen der Deutschen: Eine Verteilungsanalyse, Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
10. European-Wide Inequality in Times of the Financial Crisis
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2015) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article European-Wide Inequality in Times of the Financial Crisis, Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc. (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
11. Fiscal federalism and tax enforcement
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (4)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2014)
12. Parental background matters: Intergenerational mobility and assimilation of Italian immigrants in Germany
    Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2014)
    See also Journal Article Parental Background Matters: Intergenerational Mobility and Assimilation of Italian Immigrants in Germany, German Economic Review, De Gruyter (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
13. The Dynamics of Earnings in Germany: Evidence from Social Security Records
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (7)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2015) View citations (5)
    Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen (2015) View citations (5)
    VfS Annual Conference 2011 (Frankfurt, Main): The Order of the World Economy - Lessons from the Crisis, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2011) View citations (5)

2014

14. The introduction of disincentives for early retirement and its effect on labor market participation
    VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (2)

2013

15. Fiscal Federalism and Tax Administration: Evidence from Germany
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (11)

2012

16. Country inequality rankings and conversion schemes
    Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (8)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Country inequality rankings and conversion schemes, Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
17. Lifetime Earnings Inequality in Germany
    VfS Annual Conference 2012 (Goettingen): New Approaches and Challenges for the Labor Market of the 21st Century, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2011) View citations (14)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Lifetime Earnings Inequality in Germany, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (84) (2015)
18. Uneven treatment of family life? Horizontal equity in the U.S. tax and transfer system
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics

2011

19. Fiscal equalization and regions' (un)willingness-to-tax: Evidence from Germany
    Economics Working Papers, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2010

20. Charitable giving in the German welfare state: Fiscal incentives and crowding out
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Charitable giving in the German welfare state: fiscal incentives and crowding out, Public Choice, Springer (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
21. Compiling a harmonized database from Germany's 1978 to 2003 sample surveys of income and expenditure
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Compiling a harmonized database from Germany’s 1978 to 2003 sample surveys of income and expenditure, AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, Springer (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
22. German Male Income Volatility 1984 to 2008: Trends in Permanent and Transitory Income Components and the Role of the Welfare State
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (11)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2010) View citations (11)
23. Horizontal equity in the German tax-benefit system: A simulation approach for employees
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Horizontal Equity in the German Tax-Benefit System: A Simulation Approach for Employees, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
24. Poverty in Germany: Statistical Inference and Decomposition
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Poverty in Germany – Statistical Inference and Decomposition, Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter (2011) (2011)

2009

25. The German spatial poverty divide: poorly endowed or bad luck?
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2009)

2008

26. Equivalence scales reconsidered – an empirical investigation
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Department of Economics (2007)
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2007)
27. Horizontale Gleichheit im Abgaben-Transfersystem: eine Analyse äquivalenter Einkommen von Arbeitnehmern in Deutschland
    arqus Discussion Papers in Quantitative Tax Research, arqus - Arbeitskreis Quantitative Steuerlehre View citations (1)
28. Incomes and inequality in the long run: the case of German elderly
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Incomes and Inequality in the Long Run: The Case of German Elderly, German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

2007

29. Inequality and welfare estimates using two alternative weighting schemes
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg

2006

30. Konstruktion und Bewertung eines ökonomischen Einkommens aus der faktisch anonymisierten Lohn- und Einkommensteuerstatistik
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
31. Was hätte man sonst machen können? Alternativszenarien zur rot-grünen Einkommensteuerreform
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
    See also Journal Article Was hätte man sonst machen können? Alternativszenarien zur rot-grünen Einkommensteuerreform, Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2006) (2006)

Journal Articles

2024

1. DIW Berlin Economic Outlook: Global Economy Experiencing Robust Growth; Germany’s Recovery Is Delayed Further
   DIW Weekly Report, 2024, 14, (10/11), 85-93
2. DIW-Konjunkturprognose: Weltwirtschaft wächst robust – Deutschlands Erholung verzögert sich weiter
   DIW Wochenbericht, 2024, 91, (10), 145-156
3. Der private Konsum wird die Wirtschaft ab dem zweiten Quartal wieder nach vorne bringen: Interview
   DIW Wochenbericht, 2024, 91, (10), 157-157
4. Deutsche Wirtschaft kränkelt – Reform der Schuldenbremse kein Allheilmittel
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2024, 104, (4), 246-251

2023

5. Accounting for pension wealth, the missing rich and under-coverage: A comprehensive wealth distribution for Germany
   Economics Letters, 2023, 231, (C) View citations (1)
6. DIW Berlin Economic Forecast: Forecast Ranges from Cloudy to Bright
   DIW Weekly Report, 2023, 13, (50/51/52), 305-313
7. DIW Economic Outlook: German Economy Fighting Its Way out of Winter Recession
   DIW Weekly Report, 2023, 13, (24), 173-180
8. DIW-Konjunkturprognose: Aussichten reichen von wolkig bis heiter
   DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (50), 703-742
9. DIW-Konjunkturprognose: Deutsche Wirtschaft kämpft sich aus der Winterrezession
   DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (24), 287-321
10. DIW-Konjunkturprognose: Deutschland hinkt der Weltwirtschaft hinterher
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (36/37), 471-503
11. Deutsche Wirtschaft ist nach wie vor im Krisenmodus: Interview
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (50), 743-743
12. Die Inflation dürfte vor allem nächstes Jahr deutlich zurückgehen: Interview
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (24), 322-322
13. Erfüllung der Klimaziele kann nur bei richtiger Kombination der Maßnahmen Wachstumsimpulse geben
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (34/35), 453-461
14. German Economy Currently Scarcely Making Headway
    DIW Weekly Report, 2023, 13, (36/37), 245-253
15. Meeting Climate Targets Can Only Spur on Economic Growth with the Right Combination of Measures
    DIW Weekly Report, 2023, 13, (34/35), 235-242 View citations (1)
16. Neues DIW-Modell kann Einkommensverteilung am aktuellen Rand vorhersagen – Ungleichheit dürfte in diesem Jahr leicht zunehmen
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (24), 326-332 View citations (1)
17. New DIW Berlin Model Can Nowcast the Current Income Distribution; Inequality Likely to Slightly Increase in 2023
    DIW Weekly Report, 2023, 13, (43/44), 283-289 View citations (1)
18. Rentenvermögen macht Großteil des Vermögens der ärmeren Bevölkerungshälfte in Deutschland aus
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (45), 625-631
19. Von Rentenkürzungen ist die ärmere Bevölkerungshälfte überproportional betroffen: Interview
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2023, 90, (45), 632-632

2020

20. A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2020, 122, (3), 1140-1180 View citations (19)
    Also in Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2020, 122, (3), 1140-1180 (2020) View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States, VfS Annual Conference 2018 (Freiburg, Breisgau): Digital Economy (2018) (2018)
21. Die Ungleichheit von Lebenserwerbseinkommen
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2020, 100, (4), 241-245
22. Ein Fonds für alle Fälle
    (Economic Stabilization: Fund: One fund for all cases)
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2020, 100, (10), 732-732

2019

23. Ein Zukunftsfonds für Deutschland?
    (A Future Fund for Germany?)
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2019, 99, (8), 527-545
24. The Joint Distribution of Net Worth and Pension Wealth in Germany
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (4), 834-871 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper The Joint Distribution of Net Worth and Pension Wealth in Germany, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
25. Zukunft der kapitalgedeckten Alterssicherung in Deutschland – zwischen Staatsfonds und individuellem Vermögenskonto: Editorial
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2019, 88, (1), 5-10

2018

26. Effectiveness of early retirement disincentives: Individual welfare, distributional and fiscal implications
    Labour Economics, 2018, 51, (C), 25-37 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Effectiveness of Early Retirement Disincentives: Individual Welfare, Distributional and Fiscal Implications, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2017) (2017)
27. Parental Background Matters: Intergenerational Mobility and Assimilation of Italian Immigrants in Germany
    German Economic Review, 2018, 19, (1), 1-31 View citations (10)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2018, 19, (1), 1-31 (2018)
    See also Working Paper Parental background matters: Intergenerational mobility and assimilation of Italian immigrants in Germany, Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (2015) (2015)
28. Rentennahe Jahrgänge haben große Lücke in der Sicherung des Lebensstandards
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2018, 85, (37), 809-818 View citations (1)
29. Wege zur Stabilisierung des Rentensystems: Abschläge auf die Frührente sind besser als Nullrunden
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2018, 85, (8), 125-133

2017

30. Fiscal Equalization and Tax Enforcement
    German Economic Review, 2017, 18, (3), 377-409 View citations (7)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2017, 18, (3), 377-409 (2017) View citations (6)
31. How inheritances shape wealth distributions: An international comparison
    Economics Letters, 2017, 159, (C), 217-220 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper How inheritances shape wealth distributions: An international comparison, Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2016

32. Erbschaft und Eigenleistung im Vermögen der Deutschen: Eine Verteilungsanalyse
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2016, 17, (1), 35-53 View citations (6)
    Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2016, 17, (1), 35-53 (2016) View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Erbschaft und Eigenleistung im Vermögen der Deutschen: Eine Verteilungsanalyse, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2015

33. Lifetime Earnings Inequality in Germany
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33, (1), 171 - 208 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper Lifetime Earnings Inequality in Germany, VfS Annual Conference 2012 (Goettingen): New Approaches and Challenges for the Labor Market of the 21st Century (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2014

34. European-Wide Inequality in Times of the Financial Crisis
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2014, 23, (3), 7-34 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper European-Wide Inequality in Times of the Financial Crisis, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
35. Lebenseinkommen von Arbeitnehmern in Deutschland: Ungleichheit verdoppelt sich zwischen den Geburtsjahrgängen 1935 und 1972
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2014, 81, (49), 1271-1277 View citations (1)

2013

36. CAN HOUSEHOLDS AND WELFARE STATES MITIGATE RISING EARNINGS INSTABILITY?
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2013, 59, (2), 250-282 View citations (28)
37. Charitable giving in the German welfare state: fiscal incentives and crowding out
    Public Choice, 2013, 154, (1), 39-58 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Charitable giving in the German welfare state: Fiscal incentives and crowding out, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
38. Compiling a harmonized database from Germany’s 1978 to 2003 sample surveys of income and expenditure
    AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 2013, 7, (3), 135-168 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Compiling a harmonized database from Germany's 1978 to 2003 sample surveys of income and expenditure, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2012

39. Country inequality rankings and conversion schemes
    Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), 2012, 6, 1-43 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Country inequality rankings and conversion schemes, Economics Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (8) (2012)

2011

40. Poverty in Germany – Statistical Inference and Decomposition
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2011, 231, (2), 178-209
    See also Working Paper Poverty in Germany: Statistical Inference and Decomposition, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
41. Zur Entwicklung der Einkommensverteilung unter älteren Menschen in Deutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2011, 80, (2), 81-99

2010

42. Horizontal Equity in the German Tax-Benefit System: A Simulation Approach for Employees
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2010, 66, (3), 295-331 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Horizontal equity in the German tax-benefit system: A simulation approach for employees, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
43. Incomes and Inequality in the Long Run: The Case of German Elderly
    German Economic Review, 2010, 11, (4), 487-510 View citations (10)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2010, 11, (4), 487-510 (2010) View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Incomes and inequality in the long run: the case of German elderly, Discussion Papers (2008) (2008)

2007

44. Bestimmung ökonomischer Einkommen und effektiver Einkommensteuerbelastungen mit der Faktisch Anonymisierten Lohn- und Einkommensteuerstatistik
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2007, 127, (4), 585-623

2006

45. Was hätte man sonst machen können? Alternativszenarien zur rot-grünen Einkommensteuerreform
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2006, 126, (4), 489-519
    See also Working Paper Was hätte man sonst machen können? Alternativszenarien zur rot-grünen Einkommensteuerreform, Discussion Papers (2006) (2006)