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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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Equality of opportunity : East vs. West Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Ungerer, Martin - 2015
integration. however, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in East and West Germany after 1990 … in East and West Germany. Our results suggest that equal opportunities in Germany have grown since reunification …. Interestingly, EOp is larger in East than in West Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391647
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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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Happy taxpayers? : income taxation and well-being
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2012
This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681244
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Financing social security : simulating different welfare state systems for Germany
Dieckhoener, Caroline; Peichl, Andreas - 2009
In Germany, there is an ongoing debate about how to increase the efficiency of the social security system and … especially its financing. The aim of this paper is to simulate different financing systems for Germany. The introduction of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635011
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Demografie und Ungleichheit : der Einfluss von Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur auf die Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Schneider, Hilmar - 2009
In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635576