Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 2 (2012) 12, pp. 3-14
New analyses of personal income distribution in Germany, based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP …), show that real market income in private households rose significantly from 2005 to 2010. An increase in real disposable … income was also observed. At the same time, income inequality decreased in both western and eastern Germany. However, the …