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Regional income stratification in unified Germany using a Gini decomposition approach
Frick, Joachim R.; Goebel, Jan - 2005
This paper delivers new insights into the development of income inequality and regional stratification in Germany after unification using a new method for detecting social stratification by a decomposition of the GINI index which yields the obligatory between- and within-group components as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267316
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Regional Income Stratification in Unified Germany Using a Gini Decomposition Approach
Frick, Joachim R.; Goebel, Jan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper delivers new insights into the development of income inequality and regional stratification in Germany after unification using a new method for detecting social stratification by a decomposition of the GINI index which yields the obligatory between- and within-group components as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566448
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The Emotional Timeline of Unemployment: Anticipation, Reaction, and Adaptation
von Scheve, Christian; Esche, Frederike; Schupp, Jürgen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
-being, they overwhelmingly focus on life satisfaction as the cognitive dimension of well-being. Little is known about the … rapidly as compared to life satisfaction. Contrary to existing studies, we find decreases in emotional well-being but not in … life satisfaction in anticipation of unemployment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700363
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The Emotional Timeline of Unemployment: Anticipation, Reaction, and Adaptation
von Scheve, Christian; Esche, Frederike; Schupp, Jürgen - 2013
-being, they overwhelmingly focus on life satisfaction as the cognitive dimension of well-being. Little is known about the … rapidly as compared to life satisfaction. Contrary to existing studies, we find decreases in emotional well-being but not in … life satisfaction in anticipation of unemployment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329053
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324273
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Parental Well-Being in Times of COVID-19 in Germany
Huebener, Mathias; Waights, Sevrin; Spiess, C. Katharina; … - 2020
We examine the differential effects of Covid-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent children in Germany. We specifically focus on the role of school and day care center closures, which may be regarded as a "disruptive exogenous shock" to family life. We make use of a novel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270234
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Do Individuals Adapt to All Types of Housing Transitions?
Clark, Andrew E.; Diaz-Serrano, Luis - 2022
or geographical movement, on both life satisfaction and housing satisfaction. Controlling for individual characteristics …, some residential transitions affect life satisfaction only little, while all transitions have a significant effect on … housing satisfaction. This latter is particularly large for renters who become homeowners and move geographically, and for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351807
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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
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761632
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Intergenerational Transmission of Fertility Patterns in Britain
Booth, Alison L.; Kee, Hiau Joo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Recent studies by economists exploring the nexus between culture and fertility have focused on cultural transmission from the origin country rather than the origin family. Our paper extends this avenue of research by investigating how family-specific ‘cultural transmission’ can affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822256
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Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept and Policy Implications
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
With globalization, the size of migration and the value of ethnicity is rising. Also Cyprus undergoes a strong process of change while experiencing large inflows of migration. The paper investigates the challenges and the potentials of migration from a European Union perspective. It advocates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822311