Labour Net Income Polarization in the EU–Evidence on the Impact of Institutional Characteristics

Vital importance of polarization – Perception of social equality on the individual level – Configuration of social policy on the macro level – Economic growth • Polarization: increased spreading and bipolarity • Research in poverty and richness such as debates about low-income consider only one pole • Some polarization studies on the household level – Bigot et al. (2012), Goebel et al. (2010), Grabka/Frick (2008) • Rarely polarization studies on the individual level – Merz (2006): net income from tax statistics for Germany – Burmester/Scherg (2013): employees in EU27