The political economy of growing income inequality

Adam, Hermann

doi:10.1007/s10273-014-1633-6

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“…The causes for the change in the second half of the 2000s have been similarly sought in German labour market developments, in particular the strong employment gains from 2006 onwards (OECD 2008, IAW 2011, Grabka et al 2012, Schmid and Stein 2013, Adam 2014). According to this reasoning, in the course of the economic upswing the …”

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Why Has Inequality in Germany Not Risen Further after 2005?

Rehm

Schmid

Wang³

2014

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