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Mehr Ungleichheit durch kleinere Haushalte? Der Zusammenhang zwischen Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur und der Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland (Changes in household structure and income distribution in Germany)

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  • Peichl, Andreas

    (CESifo ; ISER, University of Essex, Colchester, UK ; IZA ; Universität zu Köln)

  • Pestel, Nico

    (IZA ; Universität zu Köln)

  • Schneider, Hilmar

    (DIW ; IZA)

Abstract

"Income inequality in Germany has been increasing continuously during the past 20 years. In general, this is understood as an increase in inequality of wages due to changes in bargaining power of employees. However, the role of changing household structure is widely neglected. Societal trends like a decline in birth rate and an increase in the risk of divorce affect per capita incomes, which has repercussions for the income distribution even if wages remain constant. The aim of this paper is to quantify the proportion of changing household structures in the increase in inequality. We find that the rise in inequality was indeed more due to demographic trends rather than changes in wages. Moreover, a large part of this increase is compensated by the welfare state." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Peichl, Andreas & Pestel, Nico & Schneider, Hilmar, 2011. "Mehr Ungleichheit durch kleinere Haushalte? Der Zusammenhang zwischen Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur und der Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland (Changes in household structure and income distrib," Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 43(4), pages 327-338.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabzaf:v:43:i:4:p:327-338
    DOI: 10.1007/s12651-011-0068-4
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    1. Loeffler, Max & Peichl, Andreas & Pestel, Nico & Siegloch, Sebastian & Sommer, Eric, 2014. "Documentation IZA?MOD v3.0: The IZA Policy Simulation Model," IZA Discussion Papers 8553, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Bofinger, Peter & Schnabel, Isabel & Feld, Lars P. & Schmidt, Christoph M. & Wieland, Volker, 2015. "Zukunftsfähigkeit in den Mittelpunkt. Jahresgutachten 2015/16 [Focus on Future Viability. Annual Report 2015/16]," Annual Economic Reports / Jahresgutachten, German Council of Economic Experts / Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, volume 127, number 201516.

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    Keywords

    Bundesrepublik Deutschland ; Auswirkungen ; demografischer Wandel ; Einkommenseffekte ; Einkommensverteilung ; Entwicklung ; Familieneinkommen ; Familiengröße ; Familienstruktur ; Geburtenrückgang ; Haushaltseinkommen ; Kinderzahl ; private Haushalte ; soziale Ungleichheit ; sozialer Wandel ; 1991-2007;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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