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Needs-adjusted nonsense and the new poverty

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  • Hans-Werner Sinn

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If we believe the latest poverty report of the German federal government, 13 percent of the population in Germany is at risk of poverty. Are the calls of alarm that we hear in the media correct, or is the public discussion suffering from misleading concepts and has it been taken in by a statistical artefact?

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  • Hans-Werner Sinn, 2008. "Needs-adjusted nonsense and the new poverty," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 61(10), pages 14-16, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:61:y:2008:i:10:p:14-16
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    1. Baumann, Helge & Seils, Eric, 2014. "Wie "relativ" ist Kinderarmut? Armutsrisiko und Mangel im regionalen Vergleich," WSI Reports 11, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    2. Andreas Peichl & Nico Pestel & Hilmar Schneider, 2012. "Does Size Matter? The Impact Of Changes In Household Structure On Income Distribution In Germany," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 58(1), pages 118-141, March.
    3. Michele Battisti & Gabriel Felbermayr & Sybille Lehwald, 2016. "Inequality in Germany: Myths, Facts, and Policy Implications," ifo Working Paper Series 217, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
    4. Hans-Werner Sinn & Wido Geis & Christian Holzner, 2009. "The Agenda 2010 reforms and poverty risk," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(17), pages 23-27, September.

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    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General

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