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Does size matter? : the impact of changes in household structure on income distribution in Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Schneider, Hilmar - 2010
In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825070
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Multidimensional measurement of richness : theory and an application to Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2010
addition to income, as dimensions of multidimensional well-being in Germany. Our analysis shows that more than half of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825579
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Multidimensional well-being at the top : evidence for Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009407552
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Beyond inequality accounting : marital sorting and couple labor supply
Pestel, Nico - 2014
This paper examines to what extent non-random sorting of spouses affects earnings inequality while explicitly disentangling effects from increasing assortativeness in couple formation from changing patterns of couples' labor supply behavior. Using German micro data, earnings distributions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010421537
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Multidimensional Well-Being at the Top : Evidence for Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2012
This paper employs a multidimensional approach for the measurement of well-being at the top of the distribution using German SOEP micro data. Besides income as traditional indicator for material well-being, we include health as a proxy for nonmaterial quality of life as well as self-reported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014174072
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Multidimensional Measurement of Richness : Theory and an Application to Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2010
addition to income, as dimensions of multidimensional well-being in Germany. Our analysis shows that more than half of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195699
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Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany
Peichl, Andreas - 2013
In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013094941
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Marital sorting, inequality and the role of female labor supply : evidence from east and west Germany
Pestel, Nico - 2015
This paper examines to what extent marital sorting affects cross-sectional earnings inequality in Germany over the past … based on a structural model of household labor supply. For West Germany, a positive effect of marital sorting on inequality … participation. In East Germany, the impact of marital sorting on inequality is highly disequalizing irrespective of adjusting for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317821