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We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades. Combining personal income tax and social security data allows us for the first time to offer a complete picture of the distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find that...
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We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades. Combining personal income tax and social security data allows us - for the first time - to offer a complete picture of the distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find that...
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We demonstrate that interpersonal comparisons lead to ”keeping up with the Joneses”-behavior. Using annual household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate the causal effect of changes in reference consumption, defined as the consumption level of all households who are...
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We demonstrate that interpersonal comparisons lead to "keeping up with the Joneses"-behavior. Using annual household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate the causal effect of changes in reference consumption, defined as the consumption level of all households who are perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010190171
In dieser Analyse schätzen wir den Einfluss von Gewohnheits-(Habits) gegenüber Vergleichsmotiven (Envy) zur Erklärung des Konsumverhaltens US-amerikanischer Haushalte. Wir verwenden Daten der seit August 2013 erhältlichen Konsumerhebungen des Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) für den...
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We demonstrate that upward-looking comparisons induce "keeping up with the richer Joneses"-behavior. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate the effect of reference consumption, defined as the consumption level of all households who are perceived to be richer, on household...
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Neuere Studien zur Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland verdeutlichen, dass die Untererfassung von Spitzeneinkommen in den zumeist verwendeten Umfragedaten zu erheblichen Fehleinschätzungen über die Entwicklung der Ungleichheit führt. Eine realitätsnahe Berücksichtigung von Spitzeneinkommen...
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In der Oktoberausgabe 2015 veröffentlichte der Wirtschaftsdienst einen Aufsatz zu "Einkommensverteilung und gesamtwirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Deutschland: Spitzeneinkommen - ein Missing-Link". Die Autoren des vorliegenden Beitrags setzen sich kritisch damit auseinander, im Anschluss...
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