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Die Mittelschicht in Deutschland : vielschichtig und stabil
Niehues, Judith - In: IW-Trends : die vierteljährliche Zeitschrift zur … 44 (2017) 1, pp. 3-20
Die Mittelschicht steht häufig im Zentrum von Verteilungsanalysen. Es besteht allerdings keine eindeutige Abgrenzung … Abgrenzung des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln (IW Köln) gehörte ein Alleinlebender im Jahr 2014 zur (Einkommens-)Mittelschicht … Entwicklung seit 1991 kann in drei Phasen eingeteilt werden: Zunächst stieg der Anteil der Mittelschicht im Zuge des ostdeutschen …
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Die Mittelschicht im Fokus: Abgrenzung, Entwicklung und Mobilität
Niehues, Judith; Stockhausen, Maximilian - In: IW-Trends - Vierteljahresschrift zur empirischen … 49 (2022) 2, pp. 27-54
Mobilitätskennzahlen belegen eine beachtliche Stabilität bei der Zugehörigkeit zur Mittelschicht: In zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Jahren … Aufstiegen aus den unteren Einkommensbereichen in die Mittelschicht etwas verringert. Im Generationenvergleich zeigt sich, dass … Mittelschicht zeichnen und darüber hinaus einen deutlichen Rückgang der Sorgen um die eigene finanzielle Situation in allen …
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Die Mittelschicht im Fokus : Abgrenzung, Entwicklung und Mobilität
Niehues, Judith; Stockhausen, Maximilian - In: IW-Trends : die vierteljährliche Zeitschrift zur … 49 (2022) 2, pp. 27-54
Mobilitätskennzahlen belegen eine beachtliche Stabilität bei der Zugehörigkeit zur Mittelschicht: In zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Jahren … Aufstiegen aus den unteren Einkommensbereichen in die Mittelschicht etwas verringert. Im Generationenvergleich zeigt sich, dass … Mittelschicht zeichnen und darüber hinaus einen deutlichen Rückgang der Sorgen um die eigene finanzielle Situation in allen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013205062
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Multidimensional Measurement of Richness: Theory and an Application to Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2010
Closely following recent innovations in the literature on the multidimensional measurement of poverty, this paper provides similar measures for the top of the distribution using a dual cutoff method to identify individuals, who can be considered as rich in a multidimensional setting. We use this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600937
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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/10010260794
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : A revised version
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2003
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/10010261664
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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/10010262817
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Using efficiency analysis to measure individual well-being with an illustration for Catalonia
Ramos, Xavi - 2005
This paper shows how distance functions, a tool typically employed in production economics to measure the distance between a set of inputs and a set of outputs, can be employed to approximate a composite measure encompassing the many dimensions of well-being. It also illustrates how to implement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267478
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Multidimensional measurement of richness: Theory and an application to Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2010
Closely following recent innovations in the literature on the multidimensional measurement of poverty, this paper provides similar measures for the top of the distribution using a dual cutoff method to identify individuals, who can be considered as rich in a multidimensional setting. We use this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269775
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Individual Well-Being in a Dynamic Perspective
D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Frick, Joachim R. - 2007
This paper explores the determinants of individual well-being as measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with income. Making full use of the panel data nature of the German Socio-Economic Panel, we provide empirical evidence for well-being depending on absolute and on relative levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272277