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Differences in US-German time-allocation: Why do Americans work longer hours than Germans?
Schettkat, Ronald - 2002
The conventional view is that Americans work longer hours than Germans and other Europeans but when time in household production is included, overall working time is very similar on both sides of the Atlantic. Americans spend more time on market work but German invest more in household...
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Lohnspreizung: Mythen und Fakten. Eine Literaturübersicht zu Ausmaß und ökonomischen Wirkungen von Lohngleichheit
Schettkat, Ronald - 2006
die empirischen Befunde zur Lohnspreizung nicht nur in Deutschland sondern auch in anderen OECD-Ländern, vor allem in den … USA, dargestellt. Die Lohnstruktur in Deutschland wird insbesondere im unteren Lohnbereich als marktwidrig komprimiert … gestiegene Arbeitslosigkeit unter gering qualifizierten Arbeitnehmern wird in Deutschland mit einer am unteren Ende komprimierten …
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The impact of household capital income on income inequality: A factor decomposition analysis for Great Britain, Germany and the USA
Fräßdorf, Anna; Grabka, Markus M.; Schwarze, Johannes - 2008
This paper analyses the contribution of capital income to income inequality in a cross-national comparison. Using micro-data from the Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) for three prominent panel studies, namely the BHPS for Great Britain, the SOEP for West Germany, and the PSID for the USA, a...
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A Comparison of the Relationship between Obesity and Earnings in the U.S. and Germany
Cawley, John H.; Grabka, Markus M.; Lillard, Dean R. - In: Schmollers Jahrbuch 125 (2005) 1, pp. 119-129
This paper investigates and compares the relationship between obesity and earnings in the U.S. and Germany. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (U.S.) and the German Socio-Economic Panel, instrumental variables models are estimated that account for the endogeneity of body weight....
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Structural revolution: The interaction of product and labor markets
Schettkat, Ronald - In: Intereconomics 36 (2001) 1, pp. 34-43
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Institutional frameworks and labor market performance: Comparative views on the U.S. and German economies
Buttler, Friedrich (contributor);  … - 1995
Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance produces an in-depth analysis of the functioning of various labor market institutions in both the USA and Germany. Particular emphasis is given to the substantial differences between the US and Germany in the ways important areas are...
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Imputed Rent and Income Inequality: A Decomposition Analysis for Great Britain, West Germany and the U.S.
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - In: Review of Income and Wealth 49 (2003) 4, pp. 513-537
This article deals with income advantages derived from owner-occupied housing and their impact on the personal income distribution. Using micro-data from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS), the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), and the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) we find...
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The Impact of Household Capital Income on Income Inequality - A Factor Decomposition Analysis for the UK, Germany and the USA
Fräßdorf, Anna; Grabka, Markus M.; Schwarze, Johannes - In: The Journal of Economic Inequality 9 (2011) 1, pp. 35-56
This paper analyses the contribution of capital income to income inequality in a cross-national comparison. Using micro-data from the Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) for three prominent panel studies, namely the BHPS for the UK, the SOEP for West Germany, and the PSID for the USA, we use...
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Inequality and employment
Schettkat, Ronald - In: Intereconomics 47 (2012) 5, pp. 282-291
Natural rate theory has dominated interpretations of economic trends and policy prescriptions over many decades, as economists contrasted high unemployment and lower inequality in Europe with the great American job machine. This paper discusses the relationship between skill structure and wage...
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Nicht zu früh bremsen!: Der Einfluss der Geldpolitik auf die langfristige Wirtschaftsentwicklung in Deutschland und den USA
Schettkat, Ronald; Sun, Rongrong - 2009
Nahezu alle Institutionen -Kündigungsschutz, Gewerkschaften, Lohnspreizung, Arbeitslosenversicherung etc.- wurde verdächtigt und schuldig gesprochen die tragische Entwicklung der Arbeitslosigkeit in Europa verursacht zu haben. US-amerikanische Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen wurden zum Benchmark...
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