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Inequality in Germany : myths, facts, and policy implications
Battisti, Michele; Felbermayr, Gabriel; Lehwald, Sybille - 2016
In this paper we try to provide an overview of a series of simple descriptive facts on recent trends in economic inequality in Germany. We believe that it is important to be precise in the way in which we define the inequality measure and the sample we use, to avoid generating vague messages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487003
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : evidence from German longitudinal data on life satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2002
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state increases individual well-being. We find that Germans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436192
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : evidence from German longitudinal data on life satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2002
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state increases individual well-being. We find that Germans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406589
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Gathering support for green tax reform : evidence from German household surveys
Ploeg, Frederick van der; Rezai, Armon; Tovar, Miguel - 2021
Green tax reform is unpopular because, typically, the poor are hurt most by the higher prices of carbon-intensive commodities. If revenues from a carbon tax are recycled, it may be feasible to gain popular support for green tax reform. To investigate this, we estimate an EASI demand system from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012668336
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Are People Inequality Averse, and Do They Prefer Redistribution by the State? A Revised Version
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2021
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre- and post-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. Three different inequality measures are used. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319575
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Are People Inequality Averse, and Do They Prefer Redistribution by the State? Evidence from German Longitudinal Data on Life Satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes; Haerpfer, Marco - 2021
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state increases individual well-being. We find that Germans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320658
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Hohe Ungleichheit durch schlecht funktionierende soziale Marktwirtschaft
Fratzscher, Marcel - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 96 (2016) 8, pp. 583-588
. Erst durch die staatliche Umverteilung stellt sich die Verteilungssituation besser dar. Marcel Fratzscher hält dies für ein … government redistribution does the situation improve. Marcel Fratzscher believes this reflects a malfunctioning social market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521519
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Meltzer-Richard and Social Mobility Hypothesis : Revisiting the Income-Redistribution Nexus Using German Choice Data
Pfarr, Christian - 2012
are controversially discussed in international literature. Economic theory typically models redistribution as the result …Whereas the supply of redistribution is relatively easy to measure, the determinants of the demand for redistribution … constraint. This study aims at eliciting preferences for redistribution in Germany with the help of a Discrete Choice Experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096267
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Gathering Support for Green Tax Reform : Evidence from German Household Surveys
van der Ploeg, Rick; Rezai, Armon; Tovar, Miguel - 2021
Green tax reform is unpopular because, typically, the poor are hurt most by the higher prices of carbon-intensive commodities. If revenues from a carbon tax are recycled, it may be feasible to gain popular support for green tax reform. To investigate this, we estimate an EASI demand system from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314691
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Trends in income inequality, pro-poor income growth and income mobility
Jenkins, Stephen; Van Kerm, Philippe - 2003
We provide an analytical framework within which changes in income inequality over time are related to the pattern of income growth across the income range, and the reshuffling of individuals in the income pecking order. We use it to explain how it was possible both for "the poor" to have fared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439136