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The Covariance Structure of East and West German Incomes and its Implications for the Persistence of Poverty and Inequality
Biewen, Martin - 2002
persistence of transitory shocks and their implications for the persistence of poverty and income inequality. The results suggest … that 52 to 69 percent of income inequality in West Germany were due to permanent differences between individuals and that … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260800
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The Covariance Structure of East and West German Incomes and its Implications for the Persistence of Poverty and Inequality
Biewen, Martin - 2002
persistence of transitory shocks and their implications for the persistence of poverty and income inequality. The results suggest … that 52 to 69 percent of income inequality in West Germany were due to permanent differences between individuals and that … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262791
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The covariance structure of East and West German incomes and its implications for the persistence of poverty and inequality
Biewen, Martin - 2002
persistence of transitory shocks and their implications for the persistence of poverty and income inequality. The results suggest … that 52 to 69 percent of income inequality in West Germany were due to permanent differences between individuals and that … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436290
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The covariance structure of East and West German incomes and its implications for the persistence of poverty and inequality
Biewen, Martin - 2002
persistence of transitory shocks and their implications for the persistence of poverty and income inequality. The results suggest … that 52 to 69 percent of income inequality in West Germany were due to permanent differences between individuals and that … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406904
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What if you had been less fortunate : the effects of poor family background on current labor market outcomes
Cho, Sungwook; Heshmati, Almas - 2013
This study examines the correlation between childhood poverty and its influence on adulthood wage distribution, where childhood poverty refers to experience of poverty or poor family background during one's childhood. With the data from Korean Labor Income Panel Study, KLIPS, quantile regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010204499
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Can the German minimum wage alleviate poverty and income inequality? Evidence from observed data and simulated counterfactuals
Backhaus, Teresa - 2020
Germany. Although the reductionof income inequality and poverty were emphasized as policy goals of the of minimumwage …. Based on data from the German Socio-EconomicPanel we analyze changes in wage and income inequality, poverty, and … moreeffective in reducing inequality and poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848958
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The regional distribution of income and wages : causes and consequences
Immel, Lea - 2021
-called Hartz reforms on income inequality in German regions. Chapter 3 investigates the long-term effect of university openings on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012484032
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Modelling low income transitions
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2002
We examine the determinants of low income transitions using first-order Markov models that control for initial conditions effects (those found to be poor in the base year may be a non-random sample) and for attrition (panel retention may also be non-random). Our econometric model is a form of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260797
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Modelling Low Income Transitions
Jenkins, Stephen P.; Cappellari, Lorenzo - 2002
We examine the determinants of low income transitions using first-order Markov models that control for initial conditions effects (those found to be poor in the base year may be a nonrandom sample) and for attrition (panel retention may also be non-random). Our econometric model is a form of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262736
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Modelling low income transitions
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Jenkins, Stephen - 2002
We examine the determinants of low income transitions using first-order Markov models that control for initial conditions effects (those found to be poor in the base year may be a non-random sample) and for attrition (panel retention may also be non-random). Our econometric model is a form of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436237