IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Robust Inequality of Opportunity Comparisons: Theory and Application to Early Childhood Policy Evaluation' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (2), 355 - 369

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8275

Optimal Taxation, Inequality and Top Incomes

Yuri Andrienko, Patricia Apps, Ray Rees

published as "Optimal Taxation and Top Incomes" in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2016, 23, 918-1003

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8157

Long-Run Trends in the Distribution of Income and Wealth

Jesper Roine, Daniel Waldenström

published in: A. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (eds.): Handbook of Income Distribution, 2, 2015, 469-592

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7486

Long Run Trends in Australian Executive Remuneration: BHP 1887-2012

Mike Pottenger, Andrew Leigh

published in: Australian Economic History Review, 2016, 56 (1), 2-20

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7481

Crisis, Response and Distributional Impact: The Case of Ireland

Tim Callan, Brian Nolan, Claire Keane, Michael Savage, John R. Walsh

published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, 3:9

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7244

Distributional Consequences of Capital Accumulation, Globalisation and Financialisation in the US

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2020, 51 (2), 275-303.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7223

China's High Saving Puzzle

Guonan Ma, Dennis T. Yang

published in: Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Shnag-Yin Wei and Xiaobo Zhang (eds): Oxford Companion to the Economics of China, 2014, 190-193

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6964

Aggregate Savings and External Imbalances in China

Dennis T. Yang

published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26 (4), 125–146.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6921

Immigration and the Distribution of Incomes

Francine D. Blau, Lawrence M. Kahn

published in: Barry Chiswick and Paul Miller (eds.): Handbook on the Economics of International Migration, 1B, 2014

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6643

What Determines the Share of Labour in National Income? A Cross-Country Analysis

Marta Guerriero, Kunal Sen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6641

Lifetime versus Annual Tax Progressivity: Sweden, 1968–2009

Niklas Bengtsson, Bertil Holmlund, Daniel Waldenström

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2016, 118 (4), 619-645

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6493

Taxing Home Ownership: Distributional Effects of Including Net Imputed Rent in Taxable Income

Francesco Figari, Alari Paulus, Holly Sutherland, Panos Tsakloglou, Gerlinde Verbist, Francesca Zantomio

revised version published as 'Removing Homeownership Bias in Taxation: the Distributional Effects of Including Net Imputed Rent in Taxable Income' in: Fiscal Studies, 2017, 38 (4), 525 - 557

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6396

The Distribution of Full Income in Greece

Christos Koutsampelas, Panos Tsakloglou

published in: International Journal of Social Economics 2013, 40, 311-330

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6251

Warrant Economics, Call-Put Policy Options and the Fallacies of Economic Theory

John Hatgioannides, Marika Karanassou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6166

It's the Opportunity Cost, Stupid! How Self-Employment Responds to Financial Incentives of Return, Risk and Skew

Peter Berkhout, Joop Hartog, Mirjam C. van Praag

published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 40 (2), 249-268

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5699

Biased Perceptions of Income Distribution and Preferences for Redistribution: Evidence from a Survey Experiment

Guillermo Cruces, Ricardo Perez Truglia, Martin Tetaz

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 98, 100-112

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5514

Inequality, Inequity Aversion, and the Provision of Public Goods

Felix Kölle, Dirk Sliwka, Nannan Zhou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5486

The Shape of the Income Distribution and Economic Growth: Evidence from Swedish Labor Market Regions

Dan-Olof Rooth, Anders Stenberg

published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 59 (2), 196-223

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5383

Why Are Household Incomes More Unequally Distributed in China than in Russia?

Björn Anders Gustafsson, Shi Li, Ludmila Nivorozhkina

published in: Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2011, 35 (5), 897-920

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5242

The British Household Panel Survey and its Income Data

Stephen P. Jenkins

published as: Chapter 4 , in: S.P. Jenkins: Changing Fortunes: Income Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in Britain, Oxford University Press, 2011

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5236

Efficient Redistribution: Comparing Basic Income with Unemployment Benefits

Felix FitzRoy, Jim Jin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5220

Distributional Consequences of Labor Demand Adjustments to a Downturn: A Model-Based Approach with Application to Germany 2008-09

Olivier Bargain, Herwig Immervoll, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch

revised version published as 'Distributional consequences of labor-demand shocks: the 2008–2009 recession in Germany' in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2012, 19 (1), 118-138

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5082

Assessing the Impact of Incomes Policy: The Italian Experience

Francesco Pastore

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2010, 31 (7), 793-817

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4990

Violent Conflict and Inequality

Cagatay Bircan, Tilman Brück, Marc Vothknecht

published in: Oxford Development Studies, 2017, 45(2), 125-44.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4979

Migration, Self-Selection, and Income Distributions: Evidence from Rural and Urban China

Chunbing Xing

published in: Economics of Transition, 2014, 22 (3), 539–576

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4948

The Economic Crisis, Public Sector Pay, and the Income Distribution

Tim Callan, Brian Nolan, John R. Walsh

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2011, 32, 207-225

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4929

Labor Market and Income Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany

Kai-Uwe Müller, Viktor Steiner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4920

Do Rising Top Incomes Lift All Boats?

Dan Andrews, Christopher Jencks, Andrew Leigh

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, 2011, 11, article 6

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4826

The Distributional Impact of Public Services When Needs Differ

Rolf Aaberge, Manudeep Bhuller, Audun Langørgen, Magne Mogstad

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (9-10), 549-562

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4770

Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Hilmar Schneider

revised version published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2012, 58 (1), 118-141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4506

Health and Income: A Robust Comparison of Canada and the US

Jean-Yves Duclos, Damien Échevin

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (2), 293 - 302

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3988

Why Praise Inequality? Public Good Provision, Income Distribution and Social Welfare

Indraneel Dasgupta

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3954

Non-Cash Benefits and the Distribution of Economic Welfare

Tim Callan, Claire Keane

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2009, 40 (1), 49-72

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3829

Testing for Poverty Dominance: An Application to Canada

Wen-Hao Chen, Jean-Yves Duclos

published in: Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'économique, 2011, 44 (3), 781-803

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3721

Effects of Flat Tax Reforms in Western Europe on Income Distribution and Work Incentives

Alari Paulus, Andreas Peichl

revised version published as 'Effects of flat tax reforms in Western Europe' in: Journal of Policy Modelling, 2009, 31 (5), 620-636

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3560

Migration, the Quality of the Labour Force and Economic Inequality

Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann

substantially revised version published as 'How Skilled Immigration May Improve Economic Equality' in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2014, 3:2.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3450

International Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Inequality

Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann

substantially revised version published in: Oxford Handbook on Economic Inequality, Oxford University Press, Oxford et al., 2009, 455 - 490

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2988

As SIMPL As That: Introducing a Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Model for Poland

Olivier Bargain, Leszek Morawski, Michal Myck, Mieczyslaw Socha

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2958

Globalization and Income Inequality

Elena Meschi, Marco Vivarelli

published in: World Development, 2009, 37 (2), 287-302

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2911

Economic Gains from Publicly Provided Education in Germany

Joachim R. Frick, Markus M. Grabka, Olaf Groh-Samberg

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2723

From Bottom to Top: The Entire Distribution of Market Income in Germany, 1992-2001

Stefan Bach, Giacomo Corneo, Viktor Steiner

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2009, 55, 303-330

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2686

On the Measurement of Polarisation: A Questionnaire Study

Yoram Amiel, Frank A. Cowell, Xavier Ramos

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2010, 56 (1), 23-46

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2672

Top Incomes in Sweden during Three-Quarters of a Century: A Micro Data Approach

Björn Anders Gustafsson, Birgitta Jansson

published in: Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2008, 32 (6), 963-976

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2512

Macroeconomic Conditions and the Distribution of Income in Spain

Lídia Farré, Francis Vella

published in: Labour, 2008, 22 (3), 383-410

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2245

Introducing Family Tax Splitting in Germany: How Would It Affect the Income Distribution and Work Incentives?

Viktor Steiner, Katharina Wrohlich

revised version published as 'Introducing Family Tax Splitting in Germany: How Would It Affect the Income Distribution, Work Incentives, and Household Welfare? ' in: FinanzArchiv, 2008, 64 (1), 115-142

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2083

Ambition and Jealousy: Income Interactions in the "Old" Europe versus the "New" Europe and the United States

Claudia Senik

published in: Economica, 2008, 75 (299), 495-513

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1965

Time to Eat: Household Production under Increasing Income Inequality

Daniel S. Hamermesh

published in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 89 (4), 852-863; excerpts also publishd in Economics Letters, 2008, 98 (1), 31-34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1894

Income Taxation and Household Size: Would French Family Splitting Make German Families Better Off?

Alexandre Baclet, Fabien Dell, Katharina Wrohlich

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1727

Evaluating Dominance Ranking of PSID Incomes by Various Household Attributes

Esfandiar Maasoumi, Almas Heshmati

published in: Betti and Lemmi (eds.), Advances in Income Inequality and Concentration Measures, Routledge: London, 2008

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1531

The Economics of Migrants’ Remittances

Hillel Rapoport, Frédéric Docquier

published in: S. Kolm and J. Mercier Ythier (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity Vol. 2, North Holland 2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1307

Regional Income Inequality in Selected Large Countries

Almas Heshmati

published in: A. Heshmati (ed.), Global Trends in Income Inequality, Hauppauge and New York, 2007, 121-155

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1271

Continental and Sub-Continental Income Inequality

Almas Heshmati

published in: ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, 2005, 5 (1), 7-52

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1267

The World Distribution of Income and Income Inequality

Almas Heshmati

published as "The World Distribution of Income and Income Inequality: A Review of the Economic Literature" in: Journal of World-Systems Research, 2006, 12 (1), 61-107

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1219

Inequalities and Their Measurement

Almas Heshmati

published in: A. Heshmati (Ed), Global Trends in Income Inequality, Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2007, 11-25

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1141

Accounting for Income Distribution Trends: A Density Function Decomposition Approach

Stephen P. Jenkins, Philippe Van Kerm

published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2005, 3(1), 43–61

IZA Discussion Paper No. 955

Risky Human Capital Investment, Income Distribution, and Macroeconomic Dynamics

Volker Grossmann

published in: Journal of Macroeconomics, 2008, 30 (1), 19-42

IZA Discussion Paper No. 847

Jacob Mincer, Experience and the Distribution of Earnings

Barry R. Chiswick

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2003, 1 (4), 343-361

IZA Discussion Paper No. 713

Does the Glass Ceiling Exist? A Cross-National Perspective on Gender Income Mobility

Ira N. Gang, John Landon-Lane, Myeong-Su Yun

IZA Discussion Paper No. 639

Are Intellectual Property Rights Unfair?

Gilles Saint-Paul

published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (1), 129-144

IZA Discussion Paper No. 608

Economic Aspects of Human Cloning and Reprogenetics

Gilles Saint-Paul

published in: Economic Policy, 2003, 18 (36), 73-122

IZA Discussion Paper No. 580

Gender Differences in German Upward Income Mobility

Ira N. Gang, John Landon-Lane, Myeong-Su Yun

published in: Schmollers Jahrbuch: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften /Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 2003, 123(1), 3-14

IZA Discussion Paper No. 356

The Distributional Impact of Social Transfers in the European Union: Evidence from the ECHP

Christopher Heady, Theodore Mitrakos, Panos Tsakloglou

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2001, 22 (4), 547-565

IZA Discussion Paper No. 281

Information Technology and the Knowledge Elites

Gilles Saint-Paul

published in: Journal of Economic Theory, 2007, 137 (1), 104-126

IZA Discussion Paper No. 273

Distribution and Growth in an Economy with Limited Needs

Gilles Saint-Paul

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (511), 382-407