Income-expenditure surveys typically provide incomes on the household level. As households can differ in size and needs, a reliable assessment of inequality in living standards, therefore, necessitates the conversion of the original heterogeneous into an artificial quasi-homogeneous population....

Income-expenditure surveys typically provide incomes on the household level. As households can differ in size and needs, a reliable assessment of inequality in living standards, therefore, necessitates the conversion of the original heterogeneous into an artificial quasi-homogeneous population....

Nach der leichten Rezession im Winter ist die deutsche Wirtschaft mittlerweile auf Erholungskurs. Zwar haben der Krieg in der Ukraine, die Rekordinflation und die befürchtete Gasmangellage ihre Spuren hinterlassen und die deutsche Wirtschaft in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. Ein drastischer...

Die deutsche Wirtschaft ist zuletzt kaum vom Fleck gekommen. Nach der Winterrezession und einer Stagnation im zweiten Quartal geht es nun in Trippelschritten bergauf. Kräftigere Zuwächse der Löhne und Gehälter zusammen mit einer niedrigeren Inflation dürften den Startschuss für eine...

The German economy has returned to a recovery course following a slight recession over the winter. Although the war in Ukraine, record inflation, and feared gas shortages have taken their toll on the German economy, a drastic slump failed to materialize. The German economy remained relatively...

Following the winter recession and stagnation in the second quarter of 2023, the economic upswing is proceeding at a sluggish pace, contrary to expectations over the summer. Weak foreign demand and ongoing inflation have proven to be slowing economic growth. For the time being, private...

The German economy will likely contract in the first quarter of 2024 due to still heightened inflation and weak demand, which was already weighing on German economic output in 2023. Inflation, which is falling in both Germany and the euro area overall, is expected to return close to the European...

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...

Two conversion schemes are usually employed for assessing personal-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...