Charlotte Bartels
@charlottebartels.bsky.social
Professor for public economics @unileipzig.bsky.social | previously @diw.de | Measurement, causes and consequences of income and wealth inequality
3) predominance of partnerships and sole proprietorships for German top income earners - much less corporate income than in the US.
doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
3) predominance of partnerships and sole proprietorships for German top income earners - much less corporate income than in the US.
doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...
2) V-shape income growth for the bottom 50% vs. steady income growth for middle and upper middle class driven by risen labor income
October 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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
October 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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
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?
February 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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?
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...
December 5, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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...