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Ungleiche Mittelschichten: Über Unterschiede im Immobilienvermögen und im Erbe innerhalb der Mitte Deutschlands

Korom, Philipp - 2017

Erstmals in der Geschichte hat die Mittelschicht einen bedeutsamen Anteil des privaten Vermögens erworben. Doch sind … geringer Verbreitungsgrad von Immobilienbesitz und Erbe in der unteren Mittelschicht (60 bis 80 Prozent des Medianeinkommens … Besitz einer selbst genutzten Immobilie von der oberen Mittelschicht (< 250 über des Medianeinkommens). Das relevante …

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Polarisierung der Einkommen: die Mittelschicht verliert

Goebel, Jan; Gornig, Martin; Häußermann, Hartmut - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 24, pp. 2-8

ungerecht empfunden, sondern er schürt auch die Verunsicherung der Mittelschicht. Im Krisenjahr 2009 nahm zwar der Anteil der …

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Do middle classes bring institutional reforms?

Loayza, Norman; Rigolini, Jamele; Llorente, Gonzalo - 2012

We revisit the link between poverty, the middle class and institutional outcomes using a newly developed cross-country panel dataset containing detailed information on the distribution of income and expenditures. When the size of the middle class increases (measured as the proportion of people...

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The empirics of the median voter: Democracy, redistribution and the role of the middle class

Scervini, Francesco - 2009

The paper investigates the effectiveness of the median voter as a decisive agent in the process of redistribution. According to the previous literature, it tests several assumptions finding interesting results: The positive relation between inequality and redistribution is confirmed, but the...

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Schrumpfende Mittelschicht: Anzeichen einer dauerhaften Polarisierung der verfügbaren Einkommen?

Grabka, Markus M.; Frick, Joachim R. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 10, pp. 101-108

der Bevölkerungsanteil an den Rändern der Einkommensverteilung, wobei in der Mittelschicht die Abwärtsmobilität stärker …

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Is there such thing as middle class values? Class differences, values and political orientations in Latin America

López-Calva, Luis Felipe; Rigolini, Jamele; Torche, … - 2012

Middle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth. In this paper we investigate the relation between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American...

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Besorgniserregend ist der langfristige, gleichbleibende Trend: Acht Fragen an Jan Goebel

Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 24, pp. 9

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Public oolicies and the middle class throughout the world in the mid 2000s

Pressman, Steven - 2009

fares throughout the world. My 2007 paper provided a definition of the middle class as well as estimates of the size of the …

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Stuck in the Tunnel: Is Globalization Muddling the Middle Class?

Birdsall, Nancy; Graham, Carol; Pettinato, Stefano - 2000

Our objective in this paper is to assess how middle-income groups are faring with the global turn to the market. We suggest some simple measures of the middle-the size and income shares of households around the median (75/125%)-and their income status relative to wealthier counterparts. Our...

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Cooperatives in a Global Economy: Key Economic Issues, Recent Trends, and Potential for Development

Smith, Stephen C.; Rothbaum, Jonathan - 2013

In this paper, we examine major trends and potential for cooperatives in the context of four prominent socio-economic issues: the lack of jobs, economic and social inequality, educational mobility, and the priority need for innovations. We present recent data on the amount and types of job...

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