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The development of multidimensional poverty in Germany 1985 - 2007
Busch, Christopher; Peichl, Andreas - 2010
This paper deals with concepts of multidimensional poverty measurement and applies them to Germany. Three concepts of … poverty are examined and included into one multidimensional approach: economic well being, capability and social exclusion …, and the influence of changing levels of substitutability between achievements on the poverty dimensions is examined. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003960105
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Happy taxpayers? : income taxation and well-being
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2012
This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009665536
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Happy taxpayers? : income taxation and well-being
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2012
This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681244
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Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship- facilitating entry conditions, labor market regulations, quality of government, and perception of corruption for individual well-being among self-employed and paid employed individuals. Well-being is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011999971
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Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions, labor market regulations, quality of government, and perception of corruption for individual well-being among self-employed and paid employed individuals. Well-being is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012006084
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Self-employment and well-being across institutional contexts
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018
This paper investigates whether the relationship between a person 's occupational status and well -being differs across countries with varying institutional contexts. We find that the relationship between job - and life satisfaction of self -employed people as well as of paid employees varies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011811165
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Are senior entrepreneurs happier than who? : the role of income and health
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023
We propose an extension of the standard occupational choice model to analyze the life satisfaction of senior entrepreneurs as compared to paid employees and particularly retirees in Germany. The analysis identifies income and health status as main factors that shape the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014393269
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The deep imprint of Roman sandals : evidence of long-lasting effects of Roman rule on personality , economic performance, and well-being in Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Wahl, Fabian; … - 2020
We investigate whether the Roman presence in the southern part of Germany nearly 2,000 years ago had a deep imprinting effect with long run consequences on a broad spectrum of measures ranging from present-day personality profiles to a number of socioeconomic outcomes and why. Today's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194240
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The deep imprint of Roman sandals : evidence of long-lasting effects of Roman rule on personality, economic performance, and well-beingin Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Wahl, Fabian; … - 2020
We investigate whether the Roman presence in the southern part of Germany nearly 2,000 years ago had a deep imprinting effect with long run consequences on a broad spectrum of measures ranging from present-day personality profiles to a number of socioeconomic outcomes and why. Today's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012195563
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Are senior entrepreneurs happier than who? : the role of income and health
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023
We propose an extension of the standard occupational choice model to analyze the life satisfaction of senior entrepreneurs as compared to paid employees and particularly retirees in Germany. The analysis identifies income and health status as main factors that shape the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014432474