Governments treat men and women differently, thereby often exacerbating existing gender inequalities. Our research examines why and to what extent governments engage in gender-based discrimination through their tax and social policies. For example, we analyze the taxation of menstrual products or married couples. Concerning the latter, we are particularly interested in the factors that drive reforms of joint taxation.
Publications
- Gash, V., Olsen, W., Kim, S. and Zwiener-Collins, N. (accepted for publication). Decomposing the Barriers to Equal Pay: Examining differential predictors of the Gender Pay Gap by Socio-Economic Group. Cambridge Journal of Economics.
- Lefkofridi, Z., Wegscheider, C. and Zwiener-Collins, N. (accepted for publication). Gendered dynamics in representation: Examining candidates' policy congruence with parties and voters. Party Politics.
- Koxha, K., Lefkofridi, Z. and Zwiener-Collins, N. (accepted for publication). Government and Opposition on the Road to Accession: Responsibility, Responsiveness and the Salience of Gender Equality. Government & Opposition.
- Seelkopf, L. (2025). Invisible taxation: Women and the tax state. Journal of European Public Policy, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2025.2491755
- Seelkopf, L. (2024). Im Schneckentempo zu mehr Geschlechtergerechtigkeit im Steuersystem. Ifo Schnelldienst: Gender Gaps –Reformoptionen Der (Steuer-)Politik, 77(08).
- Parth, A.-M. (2022). Backlash by Men against the Socio-Economic and Political Promotion of Women in Europe. Social Sciences, 11(10), 428. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11100428
- Seelkopf, L. (2021b). Taxation and gender. In L. Hakelberg & L. Seelkopf (Eds.), Handbook on the Politics of Taxation. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979429.00023
- Seelkopf, L. (2021a). Steuern und Geschlecht. Oder warum Viagra ein Grundbedürfnis ist, Tampons aber nicht (Taxes and Gender). Steuerpolitik-Serie Im DVPW-Blog.