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The Changing Profile of Poverty in Germany after Unification: Cross-Section and Panel Views

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  • John A. Bishop
  • Lester A. Zeager

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We compare poverty among former East and West Germans and foreign guest workers in 1992 and 1996 using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). We find reversals in poverty rankings between former East Germans and foreign guest workers using headcount ratio and a Sen poverty index. With the more comprehensive Sen measure, we find convergence in poverty between the former East and West Germans. A probit analysis uncovers the changing characteristics of the poor over time. A longitudinal analysis of income sources for former East Germans who were poor in 1992 reveals alternative escape routes from poverty.

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  • John A. Bishop & Lester A. Zeager, 2001. "The Changing Profile of Poverty in Germany after Unification: Cross-Section and Panel Views," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 10(1-2), pages 3-3, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jid:journl:y:2001:v:10:i:1-2:p:3-3
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