From Bottom to Top: The Entire Distribution ofMarket Income in Germany, 1992-2001

We analyze the distribution and concentration of market incomes in Germany in the period1992 to 2001 on the basis of an integrated data set of individual tax returns and the GermanSocio-Economic Panel. The unique feature of this integrated data set is that it encompassesthe whole spectrum of the population, from the very poor to the very rich. We find a modestincrease in overall inequality of market incomes as measured by the Gini coefficient...

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Year of publication:	2007-04-01
Authors:	Bach, Stefan ; Corneo, Giacomo ; Steiner, Viktor
Institutions:	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn>
Subject:	Ungleichheit \| inequality aversion \| Lohn \| Markteinkommen

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Series:	IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Discussion Papers IZA Discussion Paper ; No. 2723 (2007)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; D33 - Factor Income Distribution ; H24 - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies ; Ergonomic job analysis ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; No country specification
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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