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Relative Inequality and Poverty in Germany and the United States Using Alternative Equivalence Scales
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Smeeding, Timothy M.; Merz, Joachim - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994
German and United States data from the Luxembourg Income Study are used to compare the relative economic well-being of Germans and Americans in the 1980s. In our analysis we use both official equivalence scales and consumption-based country-specific equivalence scales developed for Germany and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005079301
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Relative Inequality and Poverty in Germany and the United States Using Alternative Equivalence Scales
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Smeeding, Timothy M.; Merz, Joachim - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994
German and United States data from the Luxembourg Income Study are used to compare the relative economic well-being of Germans and Americans in the 1980s. In our analysis we use both official equivalence scales and consumption-based country-specific equivalence scales developed for Germany and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837119
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Trade Protectionism and Intra-industry Trade: A USA - EU Comparison
Ferreira-Lopes, Alexandra; Sousa, Cândida; Carvalho, Helena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107286
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Trade Protectionism and Intra-industry Trade: A USA - EU Comparison
Ferreira-Lopes, Alexandra; Sousa, Cândida; Carvalho, Helena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110534