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On the redistributive effects of Germany’s feed-in tariff
Grösche, Peter; Schröder, Carsten - 2011
facilities. The redistributive effects of the feed-in tariff are evaluated by means of various inequality indices. All the … inequality measures indicate that Germany's feed-in tariff is mildly regressive. -- Income distribution ; redistribution ; tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240766
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Country inequality rankings and conversion schemes
Schröder, Carsten; Bönke, Timm - 2012
Two conversion schemes are usually employed for assessing personal-income inequality from household equivalent incomes … sensitivity of country inequality rankings to conversion schemes and explain the finding by means of inequality decomposition. A … bootstrap approach is implemented to test for statistical significance of the results. -- Inequality ; equivalence scale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009411930
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Country inequality rankings and conversion schemes
Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten - 2010
Two conversion schemes are usually employed for assessing personal-income inequality from household equivalent incomes … country inequality rankings to conversion schemes and explain the finding by means of inequality decomposition. A bootstrap … approach is implemented to test for statistical significance of our results. -- Inequality ; equivalence scale ; equivalent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009268979
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Country inequality rankings and conversion schemes
Schröder, Carsten; Bönke, Timm - 2012
Two conversion schemes may be employed for assessing income inequality from household equivalent incomes: to weight … household units by size or by needs. Using data from the Luxembourg Income Study, we show the sensitivity of country inequality … rankings to conversion schemes and explain the finding by means of inequality decomposition. A bootstrap approach is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009567072
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Non-Market Time and Household Well-Being
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - 2005
A distinguishing feature among households is whether adult members work or not, since the employment status affects a household's available time for home activities. Using a survey method in two countries, Belgium and Germany, we provide household incomes that retain the level of well-being...
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On the Income Dependence of Equivalence Scales
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - 2005
Household consumption exhibits economies of scale as the number of household members increases. We collect survey data from two countries, Germany and France, in order to obtain direct subjective estimates of household consumption economies of scale, and, in particular, to examine an additional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014068073
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On the Income Dependence of Equivalence Scales
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - 2004
Household consumption exhibits economies of scale as the number of household members increases. We collect survey data from two countries, Germany and France, in order to obtain direct subjective estimates of household consumption economies of scale, and, in particular, to examine an additional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014077960
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Properties of Equivalence Scales in Different Countries
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - 2005
Recent studies in high-income industrialized countries have shown that equivalence scales are income-dependent. We investigate whether this dependence also holds in poorer, services oriented countries, by considering the example of Cyprus. We also examine whether household economies of scale and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014066684
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Equivalence scales reconsidered: an empirical investigation
Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten - 2007
, a reliable assessment of inequality in living standards, therefore, necessitates the conversion of the original … conversion strategy, and explain our results by means of an inequality decomposition by population subgroups. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296295
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Incomes and inequality in the long run: the case of German elderly
Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten; Schulte, Katharina - 2008
We employ German Sample Survey Income data to examine income inequality and the financial situation of elderly citizens … with residence in the Old and the New German Laender. Inter-temporal changes in income inequality are also decomposed by … financially better-off compared to retired elderly. For reunified Germany, inequality is astonishingly stable over time, but rises …
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