Methods for estimating equivalence scales usually rely on rather strong identifying assumptions. This paper considers a partially identified estimator for equivalence scales derived from the potential outcomes framework and using nonparametric methods for estimation, which requires only mild...

The aim of this paper is to show possible consequences of changes in labor force participation of women and the connection between fertility and labor force participation on the future demographic and economic development in Germany. For this purpose a projection model based on micro-data...

Most equivalence scales which are applied in research on poverty and inequality do not depend on income, although there is strong empirical evidence that equivalence scales in fact are income dependent. This paper explores the consistency of results derived from income independent and income...

The aim of this paper is to show possible consequences of changes in labor force participation of women and the connection between fertility and labor force participation on the future demographic and economic development in Germany. For this purpose a projection model based on micro-data...

Abstract: Empirically analyzing household behavior usually relies on informal data preprocessing. That is, before an econometric model is estimated, observations are selected in such a way that the resulting subset of data is sufficiently homogeneous to be of interest for the specific research...

Die Höhe gesetzlicher Altersrenten steht in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren wieder im Mittelpunkt öffentlicher Debatten. Überraschenderweise gibt es aber nur wenig Forschung zur Frage, wie hoch Renten eigentlich sein sollten. In diesem Beitrag werden empirisch fundierte Sicherungsziele aus...

Die Fertilität von Männern ist in Deutschland wenig erforscht. Dieser Beitrag versucht auf Basis der Daten der Geburtenstatistik und des Mikrozensus die Informationslücken teilweise zu schließen. Für den Zeitraum von 1991 bis 2019 werden für Männer und Frauen Zahlen zur jährlichen...