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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...

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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 …

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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...

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Well-Being over the Life Span : Semiparametric Evidence from British and German Longitudinal Data

Wunder, Christoph - 2009

shows a common, quite similar, age-specific pattern of life satisfaction for both Britain and Germany that can be …

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Adaptation to Income over Time : A Weak Point of Subjective Well-Being

Wunder, Christoph - 2008

This article holds the view that intertemporal comparisons of subjective well-being measures are only meaningful when the underlying standards of judgment are unaltered. This is a weak point of such measures. The study investigates the change in the satisfaction judgments resulting from...

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Using the Life Satisfaction Approach to Value Daylight Savings Time Transitions. Evidence from Britain and Germany

Kuehnle, Daniel - 2015

examination of the welfare effects of the spring and autumn transitions for the UK and Germany. Using individual-level data and a … individuals in both the UK and Germany experience deteriorations in life satisfaction in the first week after the spring …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Effects of Smoking Bans on Self-Assessed Health : Evidence from Germany

Kuehnle, Daniel; Wunder, Christoph - 2013

The 16 German federal states introduced smoking bans on different dates during 2007 and 2008. These bans restricted smoking in enclosed public places, particularly in restaurants and bars. This study examines the effects of smoking bans on self-assessed health. Using data from the Socio-Economic...

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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 …

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