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Starke Nichtinanspruchnahme von Grundsicherung deutet auf hohe verdeckte Altersarmut
Buslei, Hermann; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 86 (2019) 49, pp. 909-917
Mehr als eine halbe Million ältere Menschen in Deutschland nehmen derzeit die Grundsicherung im Alter in Anspruch - mehr als doppelt so viele wie bei ihrer Einführung im Jahr 2003. Die Dunkelziffer derer, die Anspruch auf diese Leistung hätten, sie aber nicht geltend machen, kann nur...
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Real income rose significantly between 1991 and 2014 on average: First indication of return to increased income inequality
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 5, pp. 47-57
stagnated or even decreased in the interim periods. The proportion of people at risk of poverty has recently become greater … again. Gainful employment still provides the most effective protection against income poverty, but more and more employed … childless coupled households - this could also reduce the number of children at risk of poverty. …
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Realeinkommen sind von 1991 bis 2014 im Durchschnitt gestiegen: Erste Anzeichen für wieder zunehmende Einkommensungleichheit
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Wochenbericht 84 (2017) 4, pp. 71-82
proportion of people at risk of poverty has also recently increased. Gainful employment still provides the most effective … protection against income poverty, but more and more employed persons are at risk of becoming poor. Containment of the low wage … could also reduce the number of children at risk of poverty. …
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Income distribution in Germany: Real income on the rise since 1991 but more people with low incomes
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 21, pp. 181-190
remained high. These are the findings of the present study based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study. The risk-of-poverty … rate was 16.8 percent in 2015, in comparison to around 11 percent in the mid-1990s. The risk-of-poverty rate among the … migration background - those who were born in a foreign country and then migrated to Germany. The increase in the risk-of-poverty …
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Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland: Realeinkommen sind seit 1991 gestiegen, aber mehr Menschen beziehen Niedrigeinkommen
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Wochenbericht 85 (2018) 21, pp. 449-459
Zwischen 1991 und 2015 sind die verfügbaren bedarfsgewichteten Einkommen der Personen in privaten Haushalten in Deutschland real im Durchschnitt um 15 Prozent gestiegen. Der größte Teil der Bevölkerung hat von diesen realen Einkommenszuwächsen profitiert, die Gruppen am unteren Ende der...
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Realeinkommen steigen, Quote der Niedrigeinkommen sinkt in einzelnen Altersgruppen
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Wochenbericht 87 (2020) 18, pp. 315-323
Die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland ist seit dem Jahr 2000 unter anderem durch eine verstärkte Zuwanderung um mehr als fünf Millionen gewachsen. Diese positive Entwicklung schlägt sich auch in den Einkommen der privaten Haushalte nieder, die im selben Zeitraum um real gut zwölf...
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Real incomes increasing, low-income rate decreasing in individual age groups
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 17/18, pp. 231-239
The number of employed persons in Germany has grown by over five million since 2000, in part due to an increase in immigration. This development is reflected in private household income, which has increased by 12 percent over the same period. Since 2013, all income groups have been benefiting...
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Social effect of Covid-19: Estimates and alternatives for Latin America and the Caribbean
Acevedo, Ivonne; Castellani, Francesca; Flores, Iván; … - In: Latin American Economic Review 29 (2020) 1, pp. 1-44
different types of interventions to cushion its impact. The analysis forecasts that the number of people living in poverty …
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Impact of COVID-19 on poverty and living standards in Ghana: A micro-perspective
Bukari, Chei; Essilfie, Gloria; Aning-Agyei, Millicent … - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-23
Sustainable Development Goals, particularly poverty in Ghana. Specifically, the study examined the effect of COVID-19 on poverty … regressions. Results showed that COVID-19 had significantly increased the poverty levels of households while deteriorating living …
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Income inequality remains high in Germany: Young singles and career entrants increasingly at risk of poverty
Goebel, Jan; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 25, pp. 325-339
until 2005 and has remained at the same high level ever since. At the same time, the risk of poverty in Germany increased … significantly between 2000 and 2009, and is currently at approximately 14 percent. The risk of poverty has risen significantly for … young singles (up to the age of 35) in particular. Their at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 12 percentage points since …
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