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Real incomes increasing, low-income rate decreasing in individual age groups
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 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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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 : economy, politics, science : a … 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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Income inequality in Germany stagnating over the long term, but decreasing slightly during the coronavirus pandemic
Grabka, Markus M. - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 17/18, pp. 125-133
Both wages and needs-adjusted household income increased by ten percent between 2013 and 2018, benefiting all income groups. Wage inequality has been declining for many years and has now again reached the level of the early 2000s. At the same time, the low-wage sector shrank by two percentage...
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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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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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Einkommensungleichheit in Deutschland bleibt weiterhin hoch: Junge Alleinlebende und Berufseinsteiger sind zunehmend von Armut bedroht
Goebel, Jan; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Wochenbericht 82 (2015) 25, pp. 571-586
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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Einkommensungleichheit stagniert langfristig, sinkt aber während der Corona-Pandemie leicht
Grabka, Markus M. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 88 (2021) 18, pp. 308-316
Sowohl Löhne als auch bedarfsgewichtete Haushaltseinkommen sind im Zeitraum 2013 bis 2018 real um gut zehn Prozent gestiegen. Hiervon profitierten alle Einkommensgruppen. Die Ungleichheit der Löhne ist seit mehreren Jahren rückläufig und liegt wieder auf dem Niveau wie zu Beginn der 2000er...
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Income inequality in Germany stagnating over the long term, but decreasing slightly during the coronavirus pandemic
Grabka, Markus M. - In: DIW Weekly Report 11 (2021) 17/18, pp. 125-133
Both wages and needs-adjusted household income increased by ten percent between 2013 and 2018, benefiting all income groups. Wage inequality has been declining for many years and has now again reached the level of the early 2000s. At the same time, the low-wage sector shrank by two percentage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012590709
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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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