Articles in peer-reviewed journals

From classes to copulas: wages, capital, and top incomes (with Rolf Aaberge & Anthony B. Atkinson), The Journal of Economic Inequality 16(2), 295–320 (2018)

Time aggregation and state dependence in welfare receipt (with Manudeep Bhuller & Christian N Brinch), The Economic Journal, Vol. 127(604), 1833–1873 (2017)

Micro‐level dynamics of social assistance receipt: Evidence from four European countries, International Journal of Social Welfare 27(2), 146–156 (2017)

State dependence in social assistance benefit receipt in Germany before and after the Hartz Reforms, Safety Nets and Benefit Dependence (Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 39), 107-150 (2014)

(Co-)authored OECD work

Employment Outlook chapters

OECD (2022), "Supporting jobs and incomes: An update on the policy response to the COVID‑19 crisis", in OECD Employment Outlook 2022: Building Back More Inclusive Labour Markets, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/06cfa2e6-en 

OECD (2020), "COVID‑19: From a health to a jobs crisis", in OECD Employment Outlook 2020: Worker Security and the COVID-19 Crisis, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/cea3b4f4-en. 


Economic inequalities

OECD (2021), Is the German Middle Class Crumbling? Risks and Opportunities, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/845208d7-en.

Förster, M. and S. Königs (2020), "Promoting social mobility in Austria", OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 251, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/1e0efdcc-en

OECD (2019), "Policies for a prosperous middle class", in Under Pressure: The Squeezed Middle Class, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/8e318c69-en.


Youth policy 

OECD (2018), Investing in Youth: Norway, Investing in Youth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264283671-en

OECD (2017), Investing in Youth: Japan, Investing in Youth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264275898-en

OECD (2016), "The NEET challenge: What can be done for jobless and disengaged youth?", in Society at a Glance 2016: OECD Social Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/soc_glance-2016-4-en

OECD (2016), Investing in Youth: Australia, Investing in Youth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264257498-en

OECD (2015), Investing in Youth: Latvia, Investing in Youth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264240407-en

Carcillo, S., et al. (2015), "NEET Youth in the Aftermath of the Crisis: Challenges and Policies", OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 164, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/5js6363503f6-en


Social assistance dynamics

Immervoll, H., S. Jenkins and S. Königs (2015), "Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'?: Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries", OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 162, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/5jxrcmgpc6mn-en

Königs, S. (2013), "The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Germany: State Dependence Before and After the Hartz Reforms", OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 136, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/5k3xwtg6zknq-en


Other

OECD (2018), OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies: Lithuania, OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264189935-en

Other published work

Bröckelt die Mittelschicht? Risiken und Chancen für mittlere Einkommensgruppen auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt (mit Consiglio, V., Geppert, C., Levy, H. & Vindics, A), Bertelsmann Stiftung, OECD (Hrsg.), 2021

Förderung der sozialen Mobilität in Österreich (mit Förster, M.F.), Sozialpolitische Studienreihe, Band 26: Förderung der sozialen Mobilität in Österreich; Vermögen der privaten Haushalte in Österreich: Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede, Wien, Dezember 2019