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Inequality in Germany : decrease in gap for gross hourly wages since 2014, but monthly and annual wages remain on plateau
Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 9, pp. 83-92
report on the changes in wages and their distribution between 1992 and 2016. In addition to real contractual gross hourly … wages, we closely examined gross monthly and annual wages. Based on Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data, the results show that … wage inequality rose significantly between 1992 and 2005, in particular with respect to monthly and annual wages. Since …
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Poverty is a public bad : panel evidence from subjective well-being data
Welsch, Heinz; Biermann, Philipp - 2016
Previous research has found that subjective well-being (SWB) is lower for individuals classified as being in poverty. Using panel data for 39,239 individuals living in Germany from 2005-2013, we show that people's SWB is negatively correlated with the state-level poverty ratio while controlling...
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Freie Berufe - hat die Ungleichheit und Polarisierung von Einkommen und Zeit zugenommen?
Merz, Joachim; Scherg, Bettina - 2016
In dieser Studie wird die Ungleichheit und Polarisierung der Einkommen in Deutschland in den letzten 30 Jahren untersucht. Neben der reinen eindimensionalen Einkommensbetrachtung wird dafür auch erstmals die Entwicklung der multidimensionalen Ungleichheit und Polarisierung von Einkommen und...
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Poverty profiles and well-being : panel evidence from Germany
Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Ghislandi, Simone - 2015 - This version: February 2015
We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on the role of time. We use panel data on 49,000 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2012 to uncover three empirical relationships. First, life satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity...
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A Behaviouristic Approach for Measuring Poverty : The Decomposition Approach - Empirical Illustrations for Germany 1995-2009
Faik, Jürgen - 2013
In this paper an alternative approach with regard to poverty measurement is discussed: the so-called decomposition approach. This method differentiates between various social groups in the sense that for each group a separate poverty line is determined. E. g., household size might be a criterion...
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Poverty is a Public Bad : Panel Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data
Welsch, Heinz - 2017
Previous research has found that subjective well-being (SWB) is lower for individuals classified as being in poverty. Using panel data for 39,239 individuals living in Germany from 2005-2013, we show that people's SWB is negatively correlated with the state-level poverty ratio while controlling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962683
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Parental Child Care Time, Income and Subjective Well-Being : A Multidimensional Polarization Approach for Germany
Merz, Joachim - 2019
Neither market income nor consumption expenditure provides an adequate picture of individual standard of living. It is time which enables and restricts individual activities and is a further brick to a more comprehensive picture of individual well-being. In our study we focus on a prominent part...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870361
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Poverty Profiles and Well-Being : Panel Evidence from Germany
Clark, Andrew - 2015
We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on the role of time. We use panel data on 49,000 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2012 to uncover three empirical relationships. First, life satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026632
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Endogeneity in the relation between poverty, wealth and life satisfaction
Hajek, André - 2013
This publication concentrates on the complex interplay between poverty, wealth and life satisfaction. Main areas of life are quantified in a multidimensional approach of poverty and wealth: Individual income, current health, occupational autonomy or employment status and also the mentioned life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010209215
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Social Security in Belgium : Distributive Outcomes
Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu; Perelman, Sergio; … - 2021
The paper analyzes the link between old-age income programs and economic outcomes in Belgium. We use a simulation methodology to construct an average pension generosity variable. Our regression analysis explores the link with distributional outcomes in income, consumption and more subjective...
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