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Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Schneider, Hilmar - 2010
In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600923
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Multidimensional Well-Being at the Top: Evidence for Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011
This paper employs a multidimensional approach for the measurement of well-being at the top of the distribution using German SOEP micro data. Besides income as traditional indicator for material well-being, we include health as a proxy for nonmaterial quality of life as well as self-reported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601067
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Demografie und Ungleichheit: der Einfluss von Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur auf die Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Schneider, Hilmar - 2009
In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600849
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Equality of opportunity: East vs. West Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Ungerer, Martin - 2015
integration. however, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in East and West Germany after 1990 … in East and West Germany. Our results suggest that equal opportunities in Germany have grown since reunification …. Interestingly, EOp is larger in East than in West Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439787
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Demografie und Ungleichheit: der Einfluss von Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur auf die Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Schneider, Hilmar - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017400
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Multidimensional Well-Being at the Top: Evidence for Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011
This paper employs a multidimensional approach for the measurement of well-being at the top of the distribution using German SOEP micro data. Besides income as traditional indicator for material well-being, we include health as a proxy for nonmaterial quality of life as well as self-reported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399076
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Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Schneider, Hilmar - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010
In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519438
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Multidimensional Measurement of Richness: Theory and an Application to Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2010
addition to income, as dimensions of multidimensional well-being in Germany. Our analysis shows that more than half of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600937
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Distributional Consequences of Labor Demand Adjustments to a Downturn: A Model-Based Approach with Applications to Germany 2008-09
Bargain, Oliver; Immervoll, Herwig; Peichl, Andreas; … - 2010
Germany. We take as a starting point a very detailed administrative matched employer-employee dataset to estimate labor demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600968
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Personality Traits, Self-Employment, and Professions
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2010
We investigate the effect of broad personality traits - the Big Five - on an individual's decision to become self-employed. In particular, we test an overall indicator of the entrepreneurial personality. Since we find that the level of selfemployment varies considerably across professions, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600985