In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly … in income distribution. In order to do so, we are using a decomposition of changes in inequality measures over time … in poverty and richness as well and compare them with results that were obtained by a re-weighting procedure. Our results …

In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly … in income distribution. In order to do so, we are using a decomposition of changes in inequality measures over time … in poverty and richness as well and compare them with results that were obtained by a re-weighting procedure. Our results …

This paper examines to what extent marital sorting affects cross-sectional earnings inequality in Germany over the past … based on a structural model of household labor supply. For West Germany, a positive effect of marital sorting on inequality … participation. In East Germany, the impact of marital sorting on inequality is highly disequalizing irrespective of adjusting for …

In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly … change in income inequality. It appears that inequality would also have increased without this demographic trend. But its …

This paper examines to what extent non-random sorting of spouses affects earnings inequality while explicitly … inequality has been underestimated in previous approaches. Predicting hours worked for hypothetical couples reveals a strong … disequalizing impact of nonrandom sorting on inequality which is stable since the 1980s. Taking labor supply choices as given would …

This paper examines to what extent non-random sorting of spouses affects earnings inequality while explicitly … inequality has been underestimated in previous approaches. Predicting hours worked for hypothetical couples reveals a strong … disequalizing impact of nonrandom sorting on inequality which is stable since the 1980s. Taking labor supply choices as given would …

In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly … change in income inequality. It appears that inequality would also have increased without this demographic trend. But its …