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 …

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 …

the minimum transactions costs before a welfare loss is experienced, or before income inequality is exacerbated. These two … has to reach the transferee in order to keep the degree of income inequality or the aggregate social welfare at the same … level. However, this conjecture is theoretically wrong for the degree of income inequality, and partly wrong for aggregate …

form, leaky-bucket transactions trace out the maximum "leakage" of transaction costs before income inequality is … transferee in order to keep the degree of income inequality or social welfare intact. However, in general, this conjecture is … inequality measures and their associated social welfare functions shows poor empirical evidence. Subjects' perceptions to …

An income inequality measure satisfies the Pigou-Dalton transfer principle if progressive transfers decrease income … inequality. When transfers cause transaction costs, one can trace out the maximum leakage such that the transfer pays at the … margin. An income inequality measure is leaky-bucket consistent if the transaction costs of a transfer are neither negative …

more than 50% of all cases. This means that ethical inequality measures lack support in peoples' perceptions. In addition … from below receive decidedly higher ratings (which implies risk and inequality aversion), but lower valuations. The …

inequality averse as umpires. A within-subjects analysis shows that about one half became less inequality averse, one quarter … became more inequality averse and one quarter left its behavior unchanged as umpires. In the risk scenario, subjects become … on average more inequality averse in their umpire roles. A within-subjects analysis shows that half of them became more …