Demografie und Ungleichheit: der Einfluss von Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur auf die Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland
In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly increased while, second, the average household size has been declining dramatically. The analysis of income distribution relies on equivalence-weighted incomes, which take into account household size. Therefore, there is an obvious link between these two developments. The aim of the paper is to quantify how the trend towards smaller households has influenced the change in income inequality. It appears that inequality would also have increased without this demographic trend. But its level would be noticeably lower than it actually is.
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2009
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Authors: | Peichl, Andreas ; Pestel, Nico ; Schneider, Hilmar |
Institutions: | Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) |
Subject: | Demography | income inequality | inequality decomposition | household structure | SOEP | Germany |
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freely available
Extent: | application/pdf |
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Series: | SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research. - ISSN 1864-6689. |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | German |
Notes: | Number 205 34 pages long |
Classification: | D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; I30 - Welfare and Poverty. General ; J11 - Demographic Trends and Forecasts |
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