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A head-to-head comparison of augmented wealth in Germany and the United States
Bönke, Timm; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten; … - 2017
We provide levels of, compositions of, and inequalities in household augmented wealth - defined as the sum of net worth and pension wealth - for two countries: the United States and Germany. Pension wealth makes up a considerable portion of household wealth: about 48% in the United States and...
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Income inequality remains high in Germany: Young singles and career entrants increasingly at risk of poverty
Goebel, Jan; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 25, pp. 325-339
According to calculations based on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, average disposable household income rose by … income in the top ten percent rose by more than 15 percent, the earnings of the middle income groups stagnated, and even fell … in the lower income groups. As a result, the inequality of disposable household income in Germany climbed sharply up …
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Einkommensungleichheit in Deutschland bleibt weiterhin hoch: Junge Alleinlebende und Berufseinsteiger sind zunehmend von Armut bedroht
Goebel, Jan; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Wochenbericht 82 (2015) 25, pp. 571-586
According to calculations based on the Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) study, average disposable household income rose by … income in the top ten percent rose by more than 15 percent, the earnings of the middle income groups stagnated, and even fell … in the lower income groups. As a result, the inequality of disposable household income in Germany climbed sharply up …
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Development of top incomes in Germany since 2001
Bartels, Charlotte; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 6 (2016) 1/2, pp. 3-8
What share of total income in Germany is owned by the country's top income earners and how has this share developed … Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study and in administrative data on income taxation. After the statistics have been harmonized … of measured income concentration and in terms of changes over time. However, the two sets of data are very similar for …
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Zur Entwicklung von Top-Einkommen in Deutschland seit 2001
Bartels, Charlotte; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Wochenbericht 83 (2016) 1, pp. 3-9
What share of total income in Germany is owned by the country's top earners and how has this share developed over the …-Economic Panel (SOEP) study and in administrative data on income taxation. After these statistics have been harmonized accordingly … measured income concentration and in terms of changes over time. However, the two sets of data give very similar answers for …
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Shrinking share of middle-income group in Germany and the US
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schröder, Carsten; … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 6 (2016) 18, pp. 199-210
According to calculations based on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, the proportion of middle-income group in … experienced such a downturn, however. Analyses of the situation in the US indicate a similar decline. To the middle-income group … belong individuals in households earning a total income, before tax and social security contributions, of 67 to 200 percent …
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Schrumpfender Anteil an BezieherInnen mittlerer Einkommen in den USA und Deutschland
Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schröder, Carsten; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 83 (2016) 18, pp. 391-402
experienced such a downturn, however. Analyses of the situation in the US indicate a similarly dramatic decline. Middle-income … earners are individuals in households earning a total income, before tax and social security contributions, of 67 to 200 … percent of the median. In the US, however, there has been a stronger increase in income polarization than in Germany. This is …
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The low-wage sector in Germany is larger than previously assumed
Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 14, pp. 117-124
The total number of dependent employees in Germany has increased by more than four million since the financial crisis. Part of this growth took place in the low-wage sector. Analyses based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel, which in 2017 for the first time include detailed information on...
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Der Niedriglohnsektor in Deutschland ist größer als bislang angenommen
Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Wochenbericht 86 (2019) 14, pp. 249-257
Die Zahl der abhängig Beschäftigten in Deutschland ist seit der Finanzkrise um mehr als vier Millionen gestiegen. Ein Teil dieses Beschäftigungsaufbaus fand im Niedriglohnsektor statt. Analysen auf Basis von Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels, die erstmalig ausreichend Details über...
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Minimum wage: Many entitled employees in Germany still do not receive it
Fedorets, Alexandra; Grabka, Markus M.; Schröder, Carsten - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 28/29, pp. 223-231
There has been a universal statutory minimum wage in Germany for a good four years, but many employees still do not receive it. This is the finding of new calculations based on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), which have updated noncompliance with the minimum wage for 2017. Even conservative...
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