The Erosion of the German Middle Class

Since the mid-1990s, income inequality has increased more sharply in Germany than in many other European countries, as the economic basis of middle-class prosperity and security has crumbled. The new minimum wage, an increase in coverage by collective agreements, the re-regulation of atypical employment forms and the elimination of incentives to take marginal, part-time jobs are the keys to strengthening the middle-income groups in Germany.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Bosch, Gerhard ; Kalina, Thorsten
Published in:	Intereconomics. - Heidelberg : Springer, ISSN 1613-964X. - Vol. 51.2016, 2, p. 73-77
Publisher:	Heidelberg : Springer
Subject:	Einkommensverteilung \| Mittelschicht \| Mindestlohn \| Atypische Beschäftigung \| Teilzeitarbeit \| Arbeitsmarktpolitik \| Deutschland

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1007/s10272-016-0580-4 [DOI] 856657336 [GVK] hdl:10419/191150 [Handle] RePEc:spr:intere:v:51:y:2016:i:2:d:10.1007_s10272-016-0580-4 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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