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Declining tax progression and the German dual income tax : conference paper
Jenderny, Katharina - 2013 - Preliminary version
This paper analyzes the effect of the introduction of a final withholding tax on capital income on the progression of the German income tax. As previous literature shows, even with synthetic income taxation, tax progression was strongest in the middle of the income distribution, and decreased...
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Inequality and the marriage gap : conference paper
Siassi, Nawid - 2014
Marriage is one of the most important determinants of economic prosperity, yet most existing theories of inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010489954
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Housing inequality and how fiscal policy shapes it : evidence from Belgian real estate
Domènech-Arumì, Gerard; Gobbi, Paula E.; Magerman, Glenn - International Research Conference on Household … - 2022
We use detailed information on all real estate stock and transactions since 2006 to study housing inequality in Belgium … then estimate inequality in value or space at different levels of aggregation - from the federal to the local neighborhood … level. Overall inequality is relatively low (Gini of 0.25), but significant heterogeneity exists across and within …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013443738
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A new semiparamtetric approach to analysing conditional income distributions : conference paper
Sohn, Alexander; Klein, Nadja; Kneib, Thomas - 2014 - Working version 0.1
In this paper we explore the possibility of the application of GAMLSS regression techniques for the analysis of income distributions in Germany following the reunification. We find that conditional income distributions can generally be modelled using the three parameter Dagum distribution and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010491093
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Income distribution and current account : a sectoral perspective ; conference paper
Behringer, Jan; Treeck, Till van - 2014 - December 18, 2013
(top-end) personal inequality leads to a decrease of the current account, ceteris paribus. This result is consistent with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481412
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Income distribution and current account imbalances : conference paper
Belabed, Christian A.; Theobald, Thomas - 2014
1980s can be explained by the interplay of rising (top-end) household income inequality and institutions. On the other hand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483848
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Biased perceptions of income inequality and redistribution : conference paper
Engelhardt, Carina; Wagener, Andreas - 2014
hypothesis work quite well empirically: there exists a positive link between perceived inequality or perceived upward mobility … inequality and social mobility are used. These observations highlight that political preferences and choices might depend more on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484388
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal equivalence scales for West Germany based on subjective data on life satisfaction : paper presented at the fifth meeting of the Society for the Stu...
Faik, Jürgen - 2013
The present study calculates variable, cross-sectional as well as longitudinal equivalence scales on the basis of the German 1984-2010 Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) database for West Germany. It follows the "individual variant" for calculating subjective equivalence scales using "life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128357
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Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being : conference paper
Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2013 - This version: February 18, 2013
Subjective well-being (SWB) is generally argued to rise with relative income. However, direct evidence is scarce on whether and how intensively individuals undertake income comparisons, to whom they relate, and what they perceive their relative income to be. In this paper, novel data with direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010342250
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From gross wages to net household income : a distributional analysis of the gender wage gap ; conference paper
Gallego-Granados, Patricia; Geyer, Johannes - 2014
distribution. This is particularly relevant from a policy perspective because of its implications for income inequality and working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487268