Social Inequality and Brexit – Results of the April and May Economist Panel Surveys 2016

In the April issue of the Ifo and FAZ Economists Panel economics professors at German universities were surveyed on the current debate over inequality. An absolute majority of 63% of participants believe that income inequality in Germany has increased since the turn of the millennium. 21% disagreed with this statement, while 16% were unsure. Economists were also surveyed on asset inequality and here too an absolute majority of 71% of participants also agree with the statement that income inequality has increased since the turn of the millennium, while 12% disagree with the statement and 17% are unsure. In May Britain’s potential exit from the European Union was the focus of the survey. An absolute majority of 85% of survey participants in the Economists’ Panel rejects the idea of Britain’s exit from the EU. Only 11% of participants support Britain’s exit, while 4% are unsure.