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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
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 … young singles (up to the age of 35) in particular. Their at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 12 percentage points since …
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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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Income and Wealth Inequality after the Financial Crisis: The Case of Germany
Grabka, Markus M. - In: Empirica 42 (2015) 2, pp. 371-390
(Growing unequal? Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries, Paris 2008; Divided we stand—Why inequality keeps rising …
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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
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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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010783941
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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
poverty risk in western Germany fell slightly from 2009 to 2010, while it remained unchanged in the eastern part of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128060