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Exploring Shorrocks Mobility Indices Using European Data

Starting from the approach proposed by Schluter and Trede (2003) we develop a continuous and alternative measure of mobility which first, allows to identify mobility over different parts of the earnings distribution and second, to distinguish between mobility that tends to reduce or increase the level of permanent inequality. This paper focuses on four European countries, Denmark, Germany, Spain and ...

New patterns of class persistence for young people? (Dissertation)

The dissertation project looks at the development of intergenerational class mobility in young age cohorts in Germany over the last two decades. Differences between women and men are analyzed employing both descriptive measures as well as statistical estimation techniques (logistic regression). The study uses the German Socio Economic Panel (GSOEP). Next to class specific obstacles to social mobility ...

Gender and economic inequality

Primary care in Germany: access and utilisation—a cross-sectional study with data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

Objectives (1) To describe the accessibility of general practitioners (GPs) by the German population; (2) to determine factors on individual and area level, such as settlement structure and area deprivation, which are associated with the walking distance to a GP; and (3) to identify factors that may cause differences in the utilisation of any doctors.Design Cross-sectional study using individual survey ...

Free choice of sickness funds in regulated competition: evidence from Germany and The Netherlands

Sickness funds became the focal point of health insurance reforms in the 1990s. Policy makers expected funds to become more consumer-oriented and more active in managing the provision of health care. This is especially true for two countries in the heart of Europe that, on first view, have many similar institutional characteristics. Both Germany and The Netherlands have introduced competition between ...

Growth in Unemployment Raises Poverty Rates: Most low-wage earnings constitute supplement to primary household income

Increased unemployment has led to growing poverty. Earnings inequality has increased but most earners are 'working poor'

Natural Disaster, Policy Action, and Mental Well‐Being: The Case of Fukushima

We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on people’s mental well‐being in another industrialized country, more than 5000 miles distant. The meltdown significantly increased environmental concerns by 20% among the German population. Subsequent drastic policy action permanently shut down the oldest nuclear reactors, implemented the phase‐out of the remaining ones, and proclaimed the transition to ...

How natural disasters can affect environmental concerns, risk aversion, and even politics: evidence from Fukushima and three European countries

We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on environmental concerns, well-being, risk aversion, and political preferences in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. In these countries, overall life satisfaction did not significantly decrease, but the disaster significantly increased environmental concerns among Germans. One underlying mechanism likely operated through the perceived risk of a similar ...

More direct losers than winners from the 2005 unemployment reforms