13 Myths: True or False - What is Known about Inequality
The question of whether incomes and wealth in Germany diverge too much - or not - always causes a lot of excitement. For a long time, this was also due to the fact that there were hardly any indisputable official statistics. Now there is more data - and increasingly consensus among experts as to what is true and untrue.
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