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poverty indices using SOEP data from 1991-2012. We distinguish between parental and publicly provided childcare, which is an … increasingly important in-kind benefit in Germany. We find that both multidimensional inequality and poverty declined as expanded …
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measure of energy poverty. The proposed measure is based on deprivation with a direct relation to energy consumption, but it … likelihood of energy deprivation in Germany, but these variables only partially constitute energy poverty. Other aspects, e …
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poverty. We provide two empirical applications of our measure. First, we analyze the development of inequality in the US from …
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Although microfinance institutions across the world are moving from group lending towards individual lending, this strategic shift is not substantiated by sufficient empirical evidence on the impact of both types of lending on borrowers. We present such evidence from a randomised field...
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We calculate the expected distributional effects of the European Emissions Trading System combining industry and household-level data. By combining data on direct CO2 emissions by production sector from the German Environmental Account with the German Input-Output Accounts, we calculate the CO2...
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A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …
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