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Economic Gains from Publicly Provided Education in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

The aim of this paper is to estimate income advantages arising from publicly provided education and to analyse their impact on the income distribution in Germany. Using representative micro-data from the SOEP and considering regional and education-specific variation, from a cross-sectional...

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Life satisfaction and relative income: perceptions and evidence

Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - 2009

Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...

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Life Satisfaction and Relative Income: Perceptions and Evidence

Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015487

The impact of home production on economic inequality in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009

Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...

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The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761632

Accounting for imputed and capital income flows in income inequality analyses

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - 2009

alternative private investments, our results indicate that they do not coincide in their impacts on income inequality and poverty … inequality and relative poverty, very much driven by the increasing share of outright ownership among the elderly. On the other … consideration of all components of private investment income for the purpose of welfare analysis, be they of a monetary or non …

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Wealth Distribution within Couples

Grabka, Markus M.; Marcus, Jan; Sierminska, Eva - 2013

While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). In married and cohabiting...

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Accounting for Imputed and Capital Income Flows in Income Inequality Analyses

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558933

Wealth Distribution within Couples

Grabka, Markus M.; Marcus, Jan; Sierminska, Eva - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011188123

Examining the Gender Wealth Gap in Germany

Sierminska, Eva; Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Welfare-oriented analyses of economic outcome measures such as income and wealth generally rest on the assumption of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566425