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Ökonomische Ungleichheit in Deutschland – ein Überblick

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  • Hufe, Paul
  • Peichl, Andreas
  • Stöckli, Marc

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Die ökonomische Ungleichheit steht im Fokus der aktuellen politischen Debatte. Paul Hufe, Andreas Peichl und Marc Stöckli zeigen in diesem Artikel, wie die Einkommen, der Konsum und die Vermögen in Deutschland verteilt sind. Dabei erläutern sie, welche Konzepte und Datengrundlagen in der Forschung zur Anwendung kommen und welche Schwierigkeiten bestehen. Sie zeigen, dass die Einkommens- und Konsumungleichheit in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten deutlich zugenommen hat, sich seit einigen Jahren aber stabilisiert. Die schlechte Datenverfügbarkeit erschwert dabei eine umfassende Analyse. Insbesondere in Bezug auf die Vermögen ist es schwierig, detaillierte Aussagen über deren Verteilung zu treffen.

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  • Hufe, Paul & Peichl, Andreas & Stöckli, Marc, 2018. "Ökonomische Ungleichheit in Deutschland – ein Überblick," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 19(3), pages 185-199.
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    DOI: 10.1515/pwp-2018-0028
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    Ungleichheit; Einkommen; Konsum; Vermögen; Deutschland;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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