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Gender, age and migration: an intersectional approach to inequalities in the labour market

This paper analyses the interference of three socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age and migration status on the labour market outcomes from the perspective of intersectionality theory. Concretely, we investigate whether gender and migration differences in hourly wages are observable at younger ages and whether these differences increase with age. Further, we analyse whether gender and migration ...

Motivation auf dem Tiefpunkt

Human Capital and fertility in Germany after 1990: Evidence from a Multi-Spell Model

We analyze the timing of birth of the first three children based on German panel data (GSOEP) within a hazard rate framework. A random effects estimator is used to accommodate correlation across spells. We consider the role of human capital – approximated by a Mincer-type regression – and its gender-specific effects on postponement of parenthood and possible recuperation at higherorder births. An advantage ...

Alte" und "neue" PPP im Gesundheitssystem - Fluch, Segen oder Aufgabe?

Im Gesundheitssystem finden PPP (Public Private Partnership)-Modelle bislang hauptsächlich im Bereich von Krankenhäusern Anwendung. Der vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert in einem ersten Schritt, welche Folgen mit dem Einsatz von PPP verbunden sind. Hierbei wird auch untersucht, ob und inwieweit überhaupt staatliches Handeln im Bereich der stationären Versorgung ökonomisch rechtfertigt werden kann. In ...

Zur Konstruktion eines Lebenszufriedenheitsindikators („Glücks-BIP“) für Deutschland

Trotz steigender Wirtschaftsleistung hat sich die Lebenszufriedenheit in Deutschland seit Beginn der 90er Jahre nicht erhöht, in Westdeutschland ist sie sogar gesunken. Mehr materieller Wohlstand bedeutet also nicht automatisch mehr Wohlstand im Sinne von Lebensglück. Was aber sind dann die treibenden „Glücksfaktoren“? Mit diesen Fragen befasst sich die Glücksforschung, ein noch junges Forschungsfeld ...

Lebenszufriedenheit und Wohlbefinden in Deutschland: Studie zur Konstruktion eines Lebenszufriedenheitsindikators

The Capability Perspective: Basic Features and their Relevance for Social Policy

Work, Subjective Well-being and Capabilities

Chapter 2: This chapter explores the link between poverty as capability deprivation and current life satisfaction. Using German panel data, I examine both whether capability deprivation does hurt and whether individuals eventually adapt. To detect capability deprivation I draw on the notion of an inadequate income together with nonconsumption data of specific commodities. Assumptions and conditions ...

Capability Deprivation and Life Satisfaction. Evidence from German Panel Data

This paper explores the link between poverty as capability deprivation and current life satisfaction. Using German panel data, I examine both whether capability deprivation reduces life satisfaction and whether individuals eventually adapt to these adverse conditions. Drawing on the capability approach, the constitutive elements of poverty are capability deprivations, which are located in the functioning ...

Towards a Multidimensional Poverty Index for Germany

This paper proposes a more comprehensive multidimensional poverty index for an advanced economy like Germany. Drawing on the capability approach as conceptual framework, I apply the Alkire–Foster method to the German context. Special attention is paid to the conceptual integration. Specifically, I argue for including material deprivation and employment as important dimensions, but against using an ...