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Forschung New study

Growing poverty: People with little income are more likely to fall even further

The risk of impoverishment in Germany is increasing, but not for all classes. People who already have a low income in particular become impoverished more so than in the past. In the lower income classes the rate of poverty rose from 10 to 15 percent, whereas the middle and upper classes during the period examined from 1984 to 2007 did not increase. Martin Ehlert and Jan Paul Heisig show this in an analysis for the WZB’s quarterly magazine. more
Publikationen Quarterly

WZB-Mitteilungen on social inequality

The December issue of the quarterly WZB-Mitteilungen focuses on the subject of social inequality. The authors illuminate various facets of the phenomenon – like income, impoverishment, discrimination in the search for housing, educational inequality, but also the differences in participation in political decision-making processes. more
Presse Evaluation

Excellent grades for the WZB

The Leibniz Association Senate issued the WZB a very good certification assessment. The external reviewers commissioned to perform the audit certify the institute with “extraordinary strength of performance”. The independent experts view most of the WZB research units as “very good to excellent,” as stated in the evaluation report. The WZB fulfills the standards asked of an institution of national importance. The Leibniz Association recommends to continue funding by the federal government and the Land of Berlin. more
Publikationen Now available

2010 Annual Report in English

The 2010 WZB Annual Report is now available in an English version. The report offers an overview over that year´s research and institutional news. more