Die Bruttostundenlöhne von abhängig Beschäftigten sind im Zeitraum 1995 bis 2021 inflationsbereinigt durchschnittlich um 16,5 Prozent gewachsen, unter den Vollzeitbeschäftigten sogar um 25 Prozent. Insbesondere bei den niedrigsten Löhnen gibt es seit 2013 starke Zuwächse, vor allem...

The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature. Positive health effects as well as networking mechanisms serve as explanations for the “alcohol–income puzzle.” Using individual-based microdata from the SOEP for 2006, we...

Sowohl die Bruttolöhne als auch die bedarfsgewichteten Haushaltsnettoeinkommen haben in Deutschland seit 1995 inflationsbereinigt deutlich zugelegt. Insbesondere unter Vollzeitbeschäftigten fallen die realen Zuwächse bei den Löhnen mit einem Plus von mehr als 20 Prozent besonders positiv...

The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature. Positive health effects as well as networking mechanisms serve as explanations for the “alcohol–income puzzle.” Using individual-based microdata from the SOEP for 2006, we...

The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature. Positive health effects as well as networking mechanisms serve as explanations for the "Alcohol–income puzzle." Using individual-based microdata from the SOEP for 2006, we...

Using data on annual individual labor income from three representative panel datasets (German SOEP, British BHPS, Australian HILDA) we investigate a) the selectivity of item non-response (INR) and b) the impact of imputation as a prominent post-survey means to cope with this type of measurement...

The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature. Positive health effects as well as networking mechanisms serve as explanations for the "alcohol-income puzzle." Using individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we...

The total number of dependent employees in Germany has increased by more than four million since the financial crisis. Part of this growth took place in the low-wage sector. Analyses based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel, which in 2017 for the first time include detailed information on...