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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

Redistribution and insurance in welfare states around the world

Bartels, Charlotte; Neumann, Dirk - 2018

Redistribution across individuals in a one-year-period framework is an empirically intensely studied question. However, a substantial share of annual redistribution might turn out to serve individual insurance in a longer perspective. In particular, public pensions, that smooth incomes over the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011912135

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

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...

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Income mobility

Jäntti, Markus; Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2013

We survey the literature on income mobility, aiming to provide an integrated discussion of mobility within- and between-generations. We review mobility concepts, descriptive devices, measurement methods, data sources, and recent empirical evidence.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327284

Nominal or real? The impact of regional price levels on satisfaction with life

Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah - 2013

We study the effect of real versus nominal income on life satisfaction. According to economic theory real income, i.e., nominal income adjusted for purchasing power, should be the relevant source of life satisfaction. Previous work, however, has only studied the impact of nominal income. We use...

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The evolution of income inequality in Germany and Switzerland since the turn of the millennium

Grabka, Markus M.; Kuhn, Ursina - 2012

This paper presents and compares trends in income inequality in Switzerland and Germany from 2000 to 2009 using … harmonized data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the Swiss Household Panel (SHP). Whereas in Germany inequality has … increased substantially during this period, in Switzerland inequality in market incomes has increased only marginally and …

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Pension wealth and the gender wealth gap

Cordova, Karla; Grabka, Markus M.; Sierminska, Eva - 2021

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women and men, we are able and identify the extent to which the redistributive effect of pension rights reduces the gap. The empirical basis of this...

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Income Mobility

Jäntti, Markus; Jenkins, Stephen P. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013

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Nominal or Real?: The Impact of Regional Price Levels on Satisfaction with Life

Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129006