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Inequality of opportunity in wealth: Levels, trends, and drivers
Graeber, Daniel; Hilbert, Viola; König, Johannes - 2023
While inequality of opportunity (IOp) in earnings is well studied, the literature on IOp in individual net wealth is … wealth and income distribution can significantly diverge. We measure ex-ante IOp in net wealth for Germany using data from … wealth before effort is exerted. The SOEP allows for a direct mapping from individual circumstances to individual net wealth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014374802
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Accounting for the spouse when measuring inequality of opportunity
Peichl, Andreas; Ungerer, Martin - 2015
Existing literature on inequality of opportunity (IOp) has failed to address the question as to how the circumstances and choices of spouses in a couple should be treated. By omitting information relevant to the spouse in IOp estimations, the implicit assumption was full responsibility for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439782
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Equality of opportunity: East vs. West Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Ungerer, Martin - 2015
The case of German reunification has been subject to extensive research on earnings inequality and labor market integration. however, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in East and West Germany after 1990.Using German micro data, we empirically analyze how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439787
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Cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and family background: Evidence from sibling correlations
Anger, Silke; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2016
This paper estimates sibling correlations in cognitive and non-cognitive skills to evaluate the importance of family background for skill formation. Based on a large representative German dataset including IQ test scores and measures of non-cognitive skills, a restricted maximum likelihood model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011467775
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Are we architects of our own happiness? The importance of family background for well-being
Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - 2014
This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or wellbeing). We estimate sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with health. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010421060
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Are We Architects of Our Own Happiness?: The Importance of Family Background for Well-Being
Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or wellbeing). We estimate sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with health. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267919
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The intergenerational dynamics of social inequality: Empirical evidence from Europe and the United States
Eberharter, Veronika V. - 2013
Based on nationally representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) we analyze the intergenerational transmission of economic and social (dis-)advantages in Germany, the United States and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322524
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Verbunden über Generationen: Struktur und Ausmaß der intergenerationalen Einkommensmobilität in Deutschland
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2008
Das vorliegende Discussion Paper untersucht die Struktur und das Ausmaß der intergenerationalen Einkommensmobilität in Deutschland. Anhand der Daten des deutschen sozioökonomischen Panels ist es möglich, sowohl Vater-Sohn als auch Vater-Tochter Paare zu untersuchen. In einem ersten Schritt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600726
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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 the full set of endowed circumstances beyond the sphere of individual responsibility. In this paper, we suggest a new estimator based on a fixed effects panel model which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601037
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Verbunden über Generationen: Struktur und Ausmaß der intergenerationalen Einkommensmobilität in Deutschland
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
Das vorliegende Discussion Paper untersucht die Struktur und das Ausmaß der intergenerationalen Einkommensmobilität in Deutschland. Anhand der Daten des deutschen sozioökonomischen Panels ist es möglich, sowohl Vater-Sohn als auch Vater-Tochter Paare zu untersuchen. In einem ersten Schritt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017420