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| Title: | | The evolution of income inequality in Germany and Switzerland since the turn of the millennium  |
| Authors: | | Grabka, Markus M. Kuhn, Ursina |
| Issue Date: | | 2012 |
| Series/Report no.: | | SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 464 |
| Abstract: | | This paper presents and compares trends in income inequality in Switzerland and Germany from 2000 to 2009 using harmonized data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the Swiss Household Panel (SHP). Whereas in Germany inequality has increased substantially during this period, in Switzerland inequality in market incomes has increased only marginally and inequality in disposable incomes has decreased slightly. Economic and demographic indicators suggest that labor market participation - but not economic growth, globalization, or sectoral change - are potential explanations. The decomposition of inequality reveals the effects of Germany's slightly older population and smaller household sizes, as well as the impact of educational expansion and government redistribution. |
| Subjects: | | Income inequality subgroup decomposition income stratification income mobility SOEP SHP |
| JEL: | | I31 D31 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des DIW SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW
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