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In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly … ; household structure ; SOEP ; Germany …
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demonstrate the application of these new measures to analyze the development of poverty and richness over time in Germany, to … compare Germany to many other European countries and to investigate the impact of tax reforms on poverty and richness. Using …
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approach regarding the introduction of additional minimum wages in Germany and more generous in-work benefits combined with an … unchanged level of social assistance. -- in-work benefits ; minimum wages ; subsidized employment ; Germany …
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first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between productivity and size of the export market for Germany, a leading … actor on the world market for manufactured goods. It documents that firms that export to countries inside the euro-zone are … more productive than firms that sell their products in Germany only, but less productive than firms that export to …
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industries and occupations. -- Import shock ; adjustment ; clothing industry ; Germany …
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International surveys of learning achievement and functional literacy are increasingly common. We consider two aspects of the robustness of their results. First, we compare results from four surveys: TIMSS, PISA, PIRLS and IALS. This contrasts with the standard approach which is to analyse a...
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The answer is that people's evaluations of their income situation are based on different considerations when the economy is expanding and when it is contracting. When, in the course of economic growth, incomes generally are rising, evaluations tend to be dominated by "social comparison" - what...
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effectiveness of government policy across the world. However, there is a paucity of historical data making limiting long …
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This paper provides an evaluation of the status of migrant workers in Germany amidst the global financial crisis … workers in Germany, where primarily the skilled-workforce concentrated industries of high-value products is affected, has …
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