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Keynote von Thorsten Herdan, Leiter der Abteilung II „Energiepolitik – Wärme und Effizienz” Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) „Innovationen für die Energiewende und den Industriestandort“ am 9. Juni im Rahmen des Kopernikus-Symposiums 2021.
Keynote von Thorsten Herdan, Leiter der Abteilung II „Energiepolitik – Wärme und Effizienz” Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) „Innovationen für die Energiewende und den Industriestandort“ am 9. Juni im Rahmen des Kopernikus-Symposiums 2021.







![Wealth inequality: closing the gap by taxing land and bequests
Max Franks, lead author from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, on the study. To reduce wealth inequality without diminishing the economic performance of a country, a policy package of bequest taxes and land value taxes could be the optimal solution. It is the first analysis to include the so far neglected factor of land for tackling wealth inequality. Land is of great interest for studying inequality as climate change might increase land prices and thereby affect housing costs.
Article: Max Franks, David Klenert, Anselm Schultes, Kai Lessmann, Ottmar Edenhofer (2018): Is Capital Back? The Role of Land Ownership and Savings Behavior. International Tax and Public Finance [DOI:10.1007/s10797-018-9486-3]
Find more: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/press-releases/wealth-inequality-closing-the-gap-by-taxing-land-and-bequests?set_language=en Wealth inequality: closing the gap by taxing land and bequests](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nni0b9wkRVY/mqdefault.jpg)


