IZA Discussion Papers

published in: Kaushik Basu, Maitreesh Ghatak, Kenneth Kletzer, Sudipto Mundle, and Eric Verhoogen (eds.), Development, Distribution, and Markets, Oxford University Press, 2021

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11515

Financial Education for the Disadvantaged? A Review

Horst Entorf, Jia Hou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11494

Monetary Policy and Inequality under Labor Market Frictions and Capital-Skill Complementarity

Juan J. Dolado, Gergö Motyovszki, Evi Pappa

published in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2021,13 (2), 292-332.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11475

How Should Capital Be Taxed? Theory and Evidence from Sweden

Spencer Bastani, Daniel Waldenström

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11475

How Should Capital Be Taxed? Theory and Evidence from Sweden

Spencer Bastani, Daniel Waldenström

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11466

A New Estimator of Search Duration and Its Application to the Marriage Market

Pavel Jelnov

published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 80 (6) , 1089-1116

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11453

Does Ignorance of Economic Returns and Costs Explain the Educational Aspiration Gap? Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments

Philipp Lergetporer, Katharina Werner, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Economica, 2021, 88(351), 624-670

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11442

The Fall in German Unemployment: A Flow Analysis

Carlos Carrillo-Tudela, Andrey Launov, Jean-Marc Robin

published in: European Economic Review, 2021, 132, 103658

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11439

Inequality in EU Crisis Countries: How Effective Were Automatic Stabilisers?

Tim Callan, Karina Doorley, Michael Savage

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2021, 42 (2), 319-343

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11438

Hollowing Out the Middle? Remittances and Income Inequality in Nigeria

James T. Bang, Aniruddha Mitra, Phanindra V. Wunnava

published in: Migration and Development, 2022, 11 (3), 543 - 559

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11430

Latin American Household Budget Surveys 1913-1970 and What They Tell Us about Economic Inequality among Households

Ian Gazeley, Rose Holmes, Cecilia Lanata Briones, Andrew T. Newell, Kevin Reynolds, Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11429

The Household Budget Survey in Western Europe, 1795-1965

Ian Gazeley, Rose Holmes, Andrew T. Newell

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11407

What Matters for Environmental Quality in the Next-11 Countries: Economic Growth or Income Inequality?

Hemachandra Padhan, Ilham Haouas, Bhagaban Sahoo, Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11406

Intergenerational Earnings Persistence and Economic Inequality in the Long-Run: Evidence from French Cohorts, 1931-1975

Arnaud Lefranc

published in: Economica, 2018, 85 (340), 808 - 845

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11405

Upward and Downward Bias When Measuring Inequality of Opportunity

Paolo Brunori, Vito Peragine, Laura Serlenga

published in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2019, 52 (4), 635 - 661

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11402

Workers, Firms and Life-Cycle Wage Dynamics

Paul Bingley, Lorenzo Cappellari

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11355

Inequality among European Working Households, 1890-1960

Ian Gazeley, Rose Holmes, Andrew T. Newell, Kevin Reynolds, Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11336

Parental Beliefs about Returns to Child Health Investments

Pietro Biroli, Teodora Boneva, Akash Raja, Christopher Rauh

published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2022, 231 (1), 33 - 57

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11309

Firm Wage Premia, Industrial Relations, and Rent Sharing in Germany

Boris Hirsch, Steffen Müller

revised version published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2020, 73 (5), 1119-1146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11304

Intergenerational Health Mobility in the US

Timothy J. Halliday, Bhashkar Mazumder, Ashley Wong

published as 'Intergenerational mobility in self-reported health status in the US' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 193, 104307

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11275

Insurance, Redistribution, and the Inequality of Lifetime Income

Peter Haan, Daniel Kemptner, Victoria L. Prowse

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11250

Wage Inequality and Structural Change

Joanna Tyrowicz, Magdalena Smyk

published in Social Indicators Research, 2019, 141(2), 503-538

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11246

The Short-Term Distributional Effects of the German Minimum Wage Reform

Marco Caliendo, Alexandra Fedorets, Malte Preuß, Carsten Schröder, Linda Wittbrodt

substantially revised version published as 'The short- and medium-term distributional effects of the German minimum wage reform' in: Empirical Economics, 2023, 64, 1149 - 1175

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11219

The Roles of Increasing Inequality and Divergent Urban Development in Understanding Spatial Polarization in Tel-Aviv

Tal Modai-Snir, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11194

Technological Innovation and Inclusive Growth in Germany

Wim Naudé, Paula Nagler

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11159

Structural Reforms, Growth and Inequality: An Overview of Theory, Measurement and Evidence

Nauro F. Campos, Paul De Grauwe, Yuemei Ji

published in N. Campos, P. De Grauwe and Y. Ji (eds.), The Political Economy of Structural Reforms in Europe, Oxford University Press, 2018, 1-44.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11150

Urban Consumption Inequality in China, 1995–2013

Qingjie Xia, Shi Li, Lina Song

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11123

Does Segregation Reduce Socio-Spatial Mobility? Evidence from Four European Countries with Different Inequality and Segregation Contexts

Jaap Nieuwenhuis, Tiit Tammaru, Maarten van Ham, Lina Hedman, David Manley

published in: Urban Studies, 2020, 57 (1), 176 - 197

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11121

The Rising Longevity Gap by Lifetime Earnings: Distributional Implications for the Pension System

Peter Haan, Daniel Kemptner, Holger Lüthen

published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, 100199

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11084

Assortative Mating and Earnings Inequality in France

Nicolas Frémeaux, Arnaud Lefranc

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2020, 66 (4), 757 - 783

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11072

Rising Wage Inequality in Germany: Increasing Heterogeneity and Changing Selection into Full-Time Work

Martin Biewen, Bernd Fitzenberger, Jakob de Lazzer

revised version published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 7:10

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11071

What Really Happened to British Inequality in the Early 20th Century? Evidence from National Household Expenditure Surveys 1890–1961

Ian Gazeley, Andrew T. Newell, Kevin Reynolds, Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos

forthcoming in: Economic History Review

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11047

The Non-Market Benefits of Education and Ability

James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Gregory Veramendi

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2018, 12 (2), 282 - 304

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11047

The Non-Market Benefits of Education and Ability

James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Gregory Veramendi

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2018, 12 (2), 282 - 304

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11022

The Role of China's Household Registration System in the Urban-Rural Income Differential

Ernest Boffy-Ramirez, Soojae Moon

published in: China Economic Journal, 2018, 11 (2), 108-125

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11021

Immobile Australia: Surnames Show Strong Status Persistence, 1870 - 2017

Gregory Clark, Andrew Leigh, Mike Pottenger

published as 'Frontiers of mobility: Was Australia 1870 - 2017 a more socially mobile society than England?' in: Explorations in Economic History, 2020, 76 (C), 101327

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11009

Individual Poverty Measurement Using a Fuzzy Intrahousehold Approach

Gianni Betti, Lucia Mangiavacchi, Luca Piccoli

published as 'Women and poverty: insights from individual consumption in Albania' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2020, 18, 69 - 91

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11008

Spatial Differences in Stunting and Household Agricultural Production in South Africa: (Re-)Examining the Links Using National Panel Survey Data

Steffen Otterbach, Michael Rogan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11006

Inequality and Poverty in Greece: Changes in Times of Crisis

Eirini Andriopoulou, Alexandros Karakitsios, Panos Tsakloglou

published in: D. Katsikas, D. A. Sotiropoulos, M. Zafiropoulou (eds.), Socioeconomic Fragmentation and Exclusion in Greece under the Crisis, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11005

'Inequality Is the Root of Social Evil,' or Maybe Not? Two Stories about Inequality and Public Policy

Miles Corak

published in: Canadian Public Policy, 2016, 42 (4), 367-414

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10979

Women in Top Incomes: Evidence from Sweden 1974–2013

Anne Boschini, Kristin Gunnarsson, Jesper Roine

updated version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 181, 104115

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10979

Women in Top Incomes: Evidence from Sweden 1974–2013

Anne Boschini, Kristin Gunnarsson, Jesper Roine

updated version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 181, 104115

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10978

Should the Rich Be Taxed More? The Fiscal Inequality Coefficient

John Hatgioannides, Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Journal of Economic Issues, 2019, 53 (3), 881-889.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10978

Should the Rich Be Taxed More? The Fiscal Inequality Coefficient

John Hatgioannides, Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Journal of Economic Issues, 2019, 53 (3), 881-889.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10943

Using Linked Survey and Administrative Data to Better Measure Income: Implications for Poverty, Program Effectiveness and Holes in the Safety Net

Bruce D. Meyer, Nikolas Mittag

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11 (2), 176-204

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10924

Offshoring and Wage Inequality: Theory and Evidence from China

Liugang Sheng, Dennis T. Yang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10921

Status Inequality, Moral Disengagement and Violence

Armin Falk

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10914

The Rising Return to Non-Cognitive Skill

Per-Anders Edin, Peter Fredriksson, Martin Nybom, Björn Öckert

published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2022, 14 (2), 78-100

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10882

Consumption Inequality and the Frequency of Purchases

Olivier Coibion, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Dmitri Koustas

published in: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2021, 13 (4), 449 - 482

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10882

Consumption Inequality and the Frequency of Purchases

Olivier Coibion, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Dmitri Koustas

published in: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2021, 13 (4), 449 - 482

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10877

Too Lucky to Be True: Fairness Views under the Shadow of Cheating

Stefania Bortolotti, Ivan Soraperra, Matthias Sutter, Claudia Zoller

published online in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 29 November 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10869

Tony Atkinson and His Legacy

Andrea Brandolini, Stephen P. Jenkins, John Micklewright

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63 (3), 411 - 444.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10868

Survey Under-Coverage of Top Incomes and Estimation of Inequality: What Is the Role of the UK's SPI Adjustment?

Richard V. Burkhauser, Nicolas Herault, Stephen P. Jenkins, Roger Wilkins

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2018, 39 (2), 213-240

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10868

Survey Under-Coverage of Top Incomes and Estimation of Inequality: What Is the Role of the UK's SPI Adjustment?

Richard V. Burkhauser, Nicolas Herault, Stephen P. Jenkins, Roger Wilkins

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2018, 39 (2), 213-240

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10829

Top Earnings Inequality and the Gender Pay Gap: Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom

Nicole M. Fortin, Brian Bell, Michael Johannes Böhm

published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 47, 107 - 123

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10808

Health and Health Inequality during the Great Recession: Evidence from the PSID

Chenggang Wang, Huixia Wang, Timothy J. Halliday

published in: Economics & Human Biology, 2018, 29, 17 - 30

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10804

The Long-Awaited Rise of the Middle Class in Latin America Is Finally Happening

Maurizio Bussolo, Maryla Maliszewska, Elie Murard

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10783

How Do Peers Impact Learning? An Experimental Investigation of Peer-To-Peer Teaching and Ability Tracking

Erik O. Kimbrough, Andrew McGee, Hitoshi Shigeoka

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (1), 304-339.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10762

Global Earnings Inequality, 1970–2015

Olle Hammar, Daniel Waldenström

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10762

Global Earnings Inequality, 1970–2015

Olle Hammar, Daniel Waldenström

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10721

Inequality Indices as Tests of Fairness

Ravi Kanbur, Andy Snell

published in: Economic Journal, 2019, 129 (621), 2216 - 2239

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10718

Skill Premium, Labor Supply and Changes in the Structure of Wages in Latin America

Manuel Fernandez Sierra, Julián Messina

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 135, 555-573

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10695

Structural and Exchange Components in Processes of Neighbourhood Change: A Social Mobility Approach

Tal Modai-Snir, Maarten van Ham

published in: Applied spatial analysis and policy, 2019, 12 (2), 423 - 443

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10690

More Pensioners, Less Income Inequality? The Impact of Changing Age Composition on Inequality in Big Cities and Elsewhere

Omoniyi Alimi, David C. Maré, Jacques Poot

published in: U. Blien, K. Kourtit, P. Nijkamp & R. Stough (eds.), Modelling Aging and Migration Effects on Spatial Labor Markets, Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10676

Returns to Postgraduate Education in Portugal: Holding on to a Higher Ground?

Andre Almeida, Hugo Figueiredo, João Cerejeira, Miguel Portela, Carla Sá, Pedro N. Teixeira

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10667

Trends and Gradients in Top Tax Elasticities: Cross-Country Evidence, 1900–2014

Enrico Rubolino, Daniel Waldenström

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10666

Tax Progressivity and Top Incomes: Evidence from Tax Reforms

Enrico Rubolino, Daniel Waldenström

published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2020, 18, 261 - 289

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10664

Egalitarianism under Pressure: Toward Lower Economic Mobility in the Knowledge Economy?