and labour income. Alongside, the relative poverty risk has reached a record high in 2009 with a rate of 15 percent. For … decreased since reunification in Germany. The chance to escape from relative poverty within a four years period has come down by …

development, the poverty risk in western Germany fell slightly from 2009 to 2010, while it remained unchanged in the eastern part …income inequality ; Poverty risk ; SOEP …

This paper contributes to the well-being and poverty discussion with an analysis of interdependent multidimensional … (IMD) poverty of time and income, which in particular restricts social participation. The working poor focus is on the self …

significantly since 2003. Nevertheless, our findings show that the general relative poverty risk for older people in Germany has … remained roughly constant over the last ten years-although the poverty rate of the population as a whole has been increasing …. We found that one-fifth of all persons living near the poverty line possess substantial assets that they can fall back on …

Until recently, old-age poverty in Germany has been no central subject in the socio-political discussion. By this … discussion, only the social help to elderly people is taken into account. Besides, only half of the old-age poverty is monitored … people and housing subsidy proves the true magnitude of the old-age poverty in Germany. On an average four percent of the old …

honoured "for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare". In fact, Angus Deaton is a scientist who has shaped the …. Moreover, his contributions to the measurement of living standards and poverty have been pathbreaking. This article reviews the …