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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 … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty … that 52 to 69 percent of income inequality in West Germany were due to permanent differences between individuals and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406904
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The unequal spirit of the protestant reformation : particularism and wealth distribution in early modern Germany
Schaff, Felix S. F. - 2023
This paper studies the impact of the Protestant Reformation on wealth distribution and inequality in confessionally … insiders only. This gave Protestantism an ambiguous character in terms of redistribution and its impact on inequality. I … framework, I document that the Reformation exacerbated inequality overall, by making marginal poor people relatively poorer. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014429255
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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 … to overall income inequality increased from 20 percent in 1990 to over 70 percent in 1998 and the persistence of poverty … that 52 to 69 percent of income inequality in West Germany were due to permanent differences between individuals and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436290
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MICSIM-4J - a general microsimulaion model : user guide ; version 1.1
Merz, Joachim; Rusch, Lars - 2015
Microsimulation models allow targeted simulations to analyze the impacts of alternative policies, measures, scenarios based on microunits like persons, families, households, firms etc. Meanwhile it is out of question that microsimulation models are a helpful, successful and an imperative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406444
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Factor shares and income inequality : empirical evidence from Germany 2002 - 2008
Adler, Martin; Schmid, Kai D. - 2012
We examine the interplay between changes in the functional distribution of income and the distribution of market income among households. We use micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel as well as macro data from the German Federal Statistical Office from 2002 to 2008. We categorize and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009751309
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Mobility of top incomes in Germany
Jenderny, Katharina - 2013
Mobility of top incomes matters for both the openness of the income elite and the share of total income that this group receives. It is thus an important complement information to the growing snapshot literature on top income concentration. I use microlevel panel data of German income tax files...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009752140
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Distributional effects of macroeconomic shocks in real-time : a novel method applied to the Covid-19 crisis in Germany
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Peichl, Andreas; Popp, Martin; … - 2020
The highly dynamic nature of the COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented challenge to policy makers around the world to take appropriate income-stabilizing countermeasures. To properly design such policy measures, it is important to quantify their effects in real-time. However, data on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012383744
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Distributional effects of macroeconomic shocks in real-time: a novel method applied to the COVID-19 crisis in Germany
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Peichl, Andreas; Popp, Martin; … - 2020
The highly dynamic nature of the COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented challenge to policy makers around the world to take appropriate income-stabilizing countermeasures. To properly design such policy measures, it is important to quantify their effects in real-time. However, data on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012383825
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German economy currently scarcely making headway
Bönke, Timm; Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine; Baldi, Guido; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 36/37, pp. 245-253
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014362798
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New DIW Berlin model can nowcast the current income distribution : inequality likely to slightly increase in 2023
Bönke, Timm; Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine; Pagenhardt, Laura - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 43/44, pp. 283-289
DIW Berlin comes in: A new forecast model is making it possible to make statements about the current state of inequality … gained: Following declining inequality up until 2021, primarily between 2010 and 2020, the new DIW Berlin model forecasts an … interruption in the trend in 2022 and 2023. Overall, labor income inequality is predicted to have increased slightly over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014431177