Year: 2011
Author: Biewen, Martin, Juhasz, Andos
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 131 (2011), Iss. 2 : pp. 349–357
Abstract
From 2000 to 2005, Germany experienced an unprecedented rise in net equivalized income inequality and poverty. At the same time, unemployment rose to record levels and overall employment stagnated, suggesting that changes in households' conditional employment outcomes were partly responsible for the inequality increase observed. Using DiNardo /Fortin /Lemieux's semiparametric kernel density reweighting method, we examine what part of the inequality and poverty increase can be accounted for by changes in households' conditional employment outcomes. Our results suggest that employment outcomes explain only around 14 percent of the inequality increase observed, and around 23 percent of the poverty increase observed, leaving plenty of room for the contribution of other factors.
Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.131.2.349
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 131 (2011), Iss. 2 : pp. 349–357
Published online: 2011-07
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 9
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