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Impacts of an Ageing Society on Macroeconomics and Income Inequality – The Case of Germany Since the 1980s
Faik, Jürgen - 2012
The discussion paper is concerned with the interplay between demography and macroeconomics on one hand and macroeconomics and income inequality on the other hand. For this purpose, several estimation equations are derived by econometric methods (on the empirical basis of the 1984-2010 German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096398
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Income Inequality and Poverty in Front of and During the Economic Crisis – An Empirical Investigation for Germany 2002-2010
Faik, Jürgen - 2012
Germany in front of and during the economic crisis 2008-2010. This comprises binary logistic regressions where it is tested …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013101872
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A Behaviouristic Approach for Measuring Poverty : The Decomposition Approach - Empirical Illustrations for Germany 1995-2009
Faik, Jürgen - 2013
In this paper an alternative approach with regard to poverty measurement is discussed: the so-called decomposition approach. This method differentiates between various social groups in the sense that for each group a separate poverty line is determined. E. g., household size might be a criterion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092781
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September 11th and the Earnings of Muslims in Germany – The Moderating Role of Education and Firm Size
Cornelissen, Thomas - 2010
Germany provides evidence that the events also affected the relative earnings of Muslims outside the US. However, the results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146335
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Ethnic Residential Segregation and Immigrants’ Perceptions of Discrimination in West Germany
Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2015
Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study shows that immigrants living in segregated residential areas are more likely to report discrimination because of their ethnic background. This applies to both segregated areas where most neighbors are immigrants from the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014174778
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Residential Segregation and Immigrants’ Satisfaction with the Neighborhood in Germany
Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe; Tsertsvadze, Georgi - 2011
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study examines the relationship between immigrant residential segregation and immigrants’ satisfaction with the neighborhood. The estimates show that immigrants living in segregated areas are less satisfied with the neighborhood. This is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014175301
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Polarization of Economic Well-Being, Distributional Conflicts, and Perceptions of Inequality in Germany (Wohlstandspolarisierung, Verteilungskonflikte Und Ungleichheitswahrnehmunge...
Faik, Jürgen; Becker, Jens - 2010
resources and the perception of social inequality in Germany will be picked out as a central theme. By means of empirical … by the wellbeing indicator income – has increased in the Federal Republic of Germany during the recent past. This is … includes some dangers for the democracy and the social stability in Germany although in an EU-27 perspective – at least in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199252
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Subjective and Objective Living Conditions of Unemployed Persons (Subjektive Und Objektive Lebenslagen Von Arbeitslosen)
Faik, Jürgen; Becker, Jens - 2010
The discussion paper picks out the objective and the subjective well-being of the unemployed in Germany compared to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199253
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Equivalence Scales for West Germany Based on Subjective Data on Life Satisfaction
Faik, Jürgen - 2013
German 1984-2010 Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) database for West Germany. It follows the “individual variant” for calculating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014154493