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Trends in the German income distribution : 2005/06 to 2010/11
Biewen, Martin; Ungerer, Martin; Löffler, Max - 2016
We analyze the potential influence of a number of factors on the distribution of equivalized net incomes in Germany over the period 2005/2006 to 2010/11. While income inequality considerably increased in the years before 2005/2006, this trend was stopped after 2005/2006. Among many other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574887
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Intergenerational poverty dynamics in Poland : family background and children's educational attainment during transition
Beblo, Miriam; Lauer, Charlotte - 2002
In this paper, we analyse the intergenerational transmission of poverty from Polish parents to their children through … on children´s education. We conclude that, if poverty transmission takes place between generations, this seems to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447371
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Poverty alleviation and the degree of centralisation in European schemes of social assistance
Hölsch, Katja; Kraus, Margit - 2003
developed. Subsequently, on the basis of LIS data the effectiveness and efficiency in reducing poverty through social assistance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011448410
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Energy poverty indicators : conceptual issues part I: the ten-percent-rule and double median/mean indicators
Schuessler, Rudolf - 2014
Energy poverty, long considered a problem limited to developing countries only, is now widely acknowledged as a … challenge for advanced OECD countries as well. How energy poverty is perceived depends on the conceptualization and assessment … push into poverty. In Europe, the UK has spearheaded the definition and measurement of such phenomena. The most common way …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010361341
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Consumption-based asset pricing with a reference level : new evidence from the cross-section of stock returns
Grammig, Joachim (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper presents an empirical evaluation of recently proposed asset pricing models which extend the standard preference specification by a reference level of consumption. The novelty is that we use a broad cross-section of test assets, which provides a level playing field for a comparison to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003328088
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Testing the predictability and efficiency of securitized real estate markets
Schindler, Felix; Rottke, Nico; Füss, Roland - 2009
This paper conducts tests of the random walk hypothesis and market efficiency for 14 national public real estate markets. Random walk properties of equity prices influence the return dynamics and determine the trading strategies of investors. To examine the stochastic properties of local real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003881575
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The foreign exchange rate exposure of nations
Entorf, Horst (contributor); Moeber, Jochen (contributor);  … - 2007
Following the well-known approach by Adler and Dumas (1984) we evaluate the foreign exchange rate exposure of nations. Results based on data from 27 countries show that national foreign exchange rate exposures are significantly related to the current trade balance variables of corresponding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003412063
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Is the welfare state self-destructive? : a study of government benefit morale
Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor) - 2007
World Value Surveys the determinants of benefit morale defined as the reluctance to claim government benefits without legal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003480000
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The macroeconomic effects of large exchange rate appreciations
Kappler, Marcus; Reisen, Helmut; Schularick, Moritz; … - 2011
In this paper we study the macroeconomic effects of large exchange rate appreciations. Using a sample of 128 countries from 1960-2008, we identify large nominal and real appreciations shocks and study their macroeconomic effects in a dummy-augmented panel autoregressive model. Our results show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901831
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Asset pricing with a reference level of consumption : new evidence from the cross-section of stock returns
Grammig, Joachim (contributor);  … - 2007 - Rev. version
This paper presents an empirical evaluation of recently proposed asset pricing models which extend the standard preference specification by a reference level of consumption. We motivate an alternative model that accounts for the return on human capital as a determinant of the reference level....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003671149