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Lower and Upper Bounds of Unfair Inequality: Theory and Evidence for Germany and the US
Niehues, Judith; Peichl, Andreas - 2011
Previous estimates of unfair inequality of opportunity (IOp) are only lower bounds because of the unobservability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601037
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Lower and Upper Bounds of Unfair Inequality: Theory and Evidence for Germany and the US
Niehues, Judith; Peichl, Andreas - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011
Previous estimates of unfair inequality of opportunity (IOp) are only lower bounds because of the unobservability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009277156
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Punching up or punching down? How stereotyping the rich and the poor impacts redistributive preferences in Germany
Diermeier, Matthias; Fischer, Madeleine L.; Niehues, Judith - 2023
Redistribution and the welfare state have been linked by academic discourse to narratives that portray specific societal groups as 'deserving' or 'undeserving'. The present analysis contributes to this scholarship in a twofold manner. First, it provides a holistic view on the beneficiaries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014292524
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Social Spending Generosity and Income Inequality: A Dynamic Panel Approach
Niehues, Judith - 2010
This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if … with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System GMM estimator and use the presumably random incidence of certain … reduces inequality levels. The result is robust with respect to the instrument count and different data restrictions. Looking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600978
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Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2013
Subjective well-being (SWB) is generally argued to rise with relative income. However, direct evidence is scarce on whether and how intensively individuals undertake income comparisons, to whom they relate, and what they perceive their relative income to be. In this paper, novel data with direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294938
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Social Spending Generosity and Income Inequality: A Dynamic Panel Approach
Niehues, Judith - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010
This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if … with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System GMM estimator and use the presumably random incidence of certain … reduces inequality levels. The result is robust with respect to the instrument count and different data restrictions. Looking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740509
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Direct Evidence on Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being
Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
Subjective well-being (SWB) is generally argued to rise with relative income. However, direct evidence is scarce on whether and how intensively individuals undertake income comparisons, to whom they relate, and what they perceive their relative income to be. In this paper, novel data with direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635679
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Let bygones be bygones? Socialist regimes and personalities in Germany
Friehe, Tim; Pannenberg, Markus; Wedow, Michael - 2015
This paper investigates the influence of political regimes on personality, using the separation of Germany into the socialist GDR and the democratic FRG and its reunification in 1990 as a natural experiment. We show that there are significant differences between former GDR and FRG residents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011301384
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Positional income concers: Prevalence and relationship with personality and economic preferences
Friehe, Tim; Mechtel, Mario; Pannenberg, Markus - 2014
This paper presents detailed evidence about who compares to whom in terms of relative income. We rely on representative survey data on the importance of income comparisons vis-a-vis seven reference groups, allowing us to exploit within-subject heterogeneity. We explore the prevalence and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464365
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Positional Income Concerns: Prevalence and Relationship with Personality and Economic Preferences
Friehe, Tim; Mechtel, Mario; Pannenberg, Markus - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
This paper presents detailed evidence about who compares to whom in terms of relative income. We rely on representative survey data on the importance of income comparisons vis-a-vis seven reference groups, allowing us to exploit within-subject heterogeneity. We explore the prevalence and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267920