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Equivalence scales reconsidered: an empirical investigation
Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten - 2007
conversion strategy, and explain our results by means of an inequality decomposition by population subgroups. …, a reliable assessment of inequality in living standards, therefore, necessitates the conversion of the original …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296295
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Incomes and inequality in the long run: the case of German elderly
Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten; Schulte, Katharina - 2008
We employ German Sample Survey Income data to examine income inequality and the financial situation of elderly citizens … with residence in the Old and the New German Laender. Inter-temporal changes in income inequality are also decomposed by … financially better-off compared to retired elderly. For reunified Germany, inequality is astonishingly stable over time, but rises …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296302
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Erhöht die Riester-Förderung die Sparneigung von Geringverdienern?
Schröder, Carsten; Keese, Matthias; Corneo, Giacomo - 2007
Die Riester-Förderung soll dazu beitragen, dass häufiger und mehr für die Altersvorsorge gespart wird. Der Einfluss der Riester-Förderung auf die Sparneigung von Haushalten mit niedrigem Einkommen ist dabei ein zentrales Kriterium zur ökonomischen Evaluation dieser Politik. Unsere...
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Can governments boost voluntary retirement savings via tax incentives and subsidies? A German case study for low-income households
Corneo, Giacomo; Keese, Matthias; Schröder, Carsten - 2008
Since 2002 the German government has promoted private retirement saving plans by means of special subsidies and tax incentives (Riester scheme). This policy mainly targets low-income households. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, we scrutinize the impact of the Riester scheme on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298766
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On the redistributive effects of Germany's feed-in tariff
Grösche, Peter; Schröder, Carsten - 2011
facilities. The redistributive effects of the feed-in tariff are evaluated by means of various inequality indices. All the … inequality measures indicate that Germany's feed-in tariff is mildly regressive. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010306207
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Non-Market Household Time and the cost of Children
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - University of Vienna, Department of Economics - 2006
A distinguishing feature among households is whether adult members work or not, since the occupational status of adults affects their available time for home activities. Using a survey method in two countries, Belgium and Germany, we provide household incomes that retain the level of well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623012
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Family-Type Subsistence Incomes
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - University of Vienna, Department of Economics - 2006
relationship to identify subsistence needs of different family types and to calculate income inequality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623029
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Non-Market Time and Household Well-Being
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - University of Vienna, Department of Economics - 2005
A distinguishing feature among households is whether adult members work or not, since the employment status a?ects a household’s available time for home activities. Using a survey method in two countries, Belgium and Germany, we provide household incomes that retain the level of well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623056
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Properties of Equivalence Scales in Different Countries
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - University of Vienna, Department of Economics - 2005
Recent studies in high-income industrialized countries have shown that equivalence scales are income-dependent. We investigate whether this dependence also holds in poorer, services oriented countries, by considering the example of Cyprus. We also examine whether household economies of scale and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623070
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Fast methods for jackknifing inequality indices
Karoly, Lynn; Schröder, Carsten - 2013
time from the sample. The paper outlines a procedure to obtain jackknife estimates for several inequality indices with only …
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