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Income distribution in Germany : real income on the rise since 1991 but more people with low incomes

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 21, pp. 181-190

remained high. These are the findings of the present study based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study. The risk-of-poverty … rate was 16.8 percent in 2015, in comparison to around 11 percent in the mid-1990s. The risk-of-poverty rate among the … migration background - those who were born in a foreign country and then migrated to Germany. The increase in the risk-of-poverty …

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Child Poverty and Family Transfers in Southern Europe

Matsaganis, Manos; O'Donoghue, Cathal; Levy, Horacio; … - 2021

The drive to reduce child poverty is of particular interest in southern Europe, where the subsidiary role of the State … family allowances, non-contributory child benefits and tax credits or allowances) on child poverty in Greece, Italy, Spain …

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The impact of home production on economic inequality in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009

Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...

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Wealth distribution within couples

Grabka, Markus M.; Marcus, Jan; Sierminska, Eva - 2013

While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). In married and cohabiting...

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Wealth distribution within couples

Grabka, Markus M.; Marcus, Jan; Sierminska, Eva - 2013

While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German socio-economic panel study. In married and cohabiting couples...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011538848

Der Einfluß von Imputed Rent auf die personelle Einkommensverteilung

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 221 (2001) 3, pp. 285-308

This article deals with various methods concerning income advantages of owner occupied housing (imputed rental value or imputed rents), which shows to be one of the most important non-monetary income components. We also explore the effects of such advantages on the personal distribution of...

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The impact of Brazil's tax-benefit system on inequality and poverty

Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José … - In: Poverty, inequality, and policy in Latin America, (pp. 271-314). 2009

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The impact of Brazil's tax-benefit system on inequality and poverty

Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José … - 2006

successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of … inequality and poverty. We present BRAHMS, a new tax-benefit microsimulation model for Brazil and illustrate its use by … policy makers in emerging and developing countries in particular. -- Brazil ; inequality ; poverty ; redistribution …

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Einkommen und Armut von Familien und älteren Menschen

Grabka, Markus M.; Krause, Peter - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 72 (2005) 34, pp. 155-162

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Mehr Armut durch steigende Arbeitslosigkeit : Niedriglöhne überwiegend als Zusatzeinkommen im Haushalt

Goebel, Jan; Krause, Peter; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 72 (2005) 10, pp. 175-183

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