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Real income rose significantly between 1991 and 2014 on average: First indication of return to increased income inequality

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 5, pp. 47-57

stagnated or even decreased in the interim periods. The proportion of people at risk of poverty has recently become greater … again. Gainful employment still provides the most effective protection against income poverty, but more and more employed … childless coupled households - this could also reduce the number of children at risk of poverty. …

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Income inequality remains high in Germany: Young singles and career entrants increasingly at risk of poverty

Goebel, Jan; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 25, pp. 325-339

five percent in real terms between 2000 and 2012. Only the highest earners have benefited from this development. While real … until 2005 and has remained at the same high level ever since. At the same time, the risk of poverty in Germany increased … significantly between 2000 and 2009, and is currently at approximately 14 percent. The risk of poverty has risen significantly for …

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Reduction in income inequality faltering

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 4 (2014) 1, pp. 16-25

-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) show that the risk of poverty did not rise further after a long period of upward movement. Income … mobility since German reunification. For example, the odds of exiting the risk of poverty within a period of four years has …

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Shrinking share of middle-income group in Germany and the US

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schröder, Carsten; … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 6 (2016) 18, pp. 199-210

According to calculations based on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, the proportion of middle-income group in Germany fell by six percentage points from 1991 to 2013, taking it to 54 percent. Germany is not the only country to have experienced such a downturn, however. Analyses of the...

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Has income inequality spiked in Germany?

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 2 (2012) 12, pp. 3-14

latter showed a further spread at the lower end of disposable income distribution. In the course of this development, the … poverty risk in western Germany fell slightly from 2009 to 2010, while it remained unchanged in the eastern part of the …

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Has Income Inequality Spiked in Germany?

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 2 (2012) 12, pp. 3-14

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Reduction in Income Inequality Faltering

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 4 (2014) 1, pp. 16-25

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Life satisfaction and relative income : perceptions and evidence

Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - 2009

Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...

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The impact of home production on economic inequality in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009

Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...

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Real met worth of households in Germany fell between 2003 and 2013

Grabka, Markus M.; Westermeier, Christian - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 34, pp. 441-450

Studies indicating the development of household wealth in Germany are typically based on nominal values and do not take … development of wealth held by the most affluent individuals is not likely to be responsible for the decline in the overall volume … of real assets: Although the EVS and SOEP samples do not provide any details concerning the development of wealth held by …

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