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New Directions in the Analysis of Inequality and Poverty
Jenkins, Stephen P.; Micklewright, John - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
Over the last four decades, academic and wider public interest in inequality and poverty has grown substantially. In … this paper we address the question: what have been the major new directions in the analysis of inequality and poverty over … inequality and poverty, changes in the policy environment, increased scrutiny of the concepts of 'poverty' and inequality' and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963904
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The Covariance Structure of East and West German Incomes and its Implications for the Persistence of Poverty and Inequality
Biewen, Martin - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2002
persistence of transitory shocks and their implications for the persistence of poverty and income inequality. The results suggest … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty … that 52 to 69 percent of income inequality in West Germany were due to permanent differences between individuals and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963961
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From Boom to Bust?: A Critical Look at US Shale Gas Projections
Richter, Philipp M. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013
US shale gas production is generally expected to continue its fast rise. However, a cautious evaluation is needed. Shale gas resource estimates are potentially overoptimistic and it is uncertain to which extent they can be produced economically. Moreover, the adverse environmental effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010713918
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Remittances and Children's Capabilities: New Evidence from Kyrgyzstan, 2005-2008
Kröger, Antje; Anderson, Kathryn - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from 30th place in 2004. Remittances can be used to maintain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360171
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Do Tuition Fees Affect the Mobility of University Applicants?: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Dwenger, Nadja; Storck, Johanna; Wrohlich, Katharina - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009
Several German states recently introduced tuition fees for university education. We investigate whether these tuition fees influence the mobility of university applicants. Based on administrative data of applicants for medical schools in Germany, we estimate the effect of tuition fees on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461816
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Social Agglomeration Externalities
Borck, Rainald - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005
This paper examines social agglomeration externalities. Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, I examine the link between city size and different measures of consumption, social interaction and social capital. Further, using responses to satisfaction questions, I analyse whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963699
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Employment Protection Legislation in Russia: Regional Enforcement and Labour Market Outcomes
Gimpelson, V.; Kapeliushnikov, R.; Lukiyanova, A. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009
The efficiency of the labour market critically depends on the design of its institutions with employment protection legislation (EPL) playing a special role here. However, since formal laws can be observed or ignored to varying degrees, the actual enforcement regime shapes incentives and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008549322
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Do the Best Go West?: An Analysis of the Self-Selection of Employed East-West Migrants in Germany
Brücker, Herbert; Trübswetter, Parvati - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2004
Since the inequality of earnings in East Germany has approached West German levels in the late 1990s, the standard Roy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068711
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Self-Selection and the Returns to Geographic Mobility: What Can Be Learned from the German Reunification "Experiment"
Zaiceva, Anzelika - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
This paper investigates the causal effect of geographic labour mobility on income. The returns to German East-West migration and commuting are estimated exploiting the structure of centrally planned economies and a "natural experiment" of German reunification for identification. I find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068974
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Understanding Chinese Consumption: The Impact of Hukou
Dreger, Christian; Wang, Tongsan; Zhang, Yanqun - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013
The Chinese growth miracle was based on exports and investment in recent years. While strong output growth has been maintained even during the financial crisis, the imbalances within the country increased. To return to a more sustainable path of development, policies are directed to improve the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720126