The Personal Distribution of Income in an International Perspective -

The Personal Distribution of Income in an International Perspective

Richard Hauser, Irene Becker (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
VIII, 243 Seiten
2012 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-63195-5 (ISBN)
53,49 inkl. MwSt
Irene Becker and Richard Hauser "Bringing Income Distribution in From The Cold" was the title Anthony B. Atkinson gave his Presidential Address to the Royal Economic Society in 1996. This provocative formulation was intended to draw attention to the way in which the subject of income distribution long has been marginalised in the field of economics (Atkinson 1997). In recent years, however, scientific interest in matters of personal income distribution has been growing. One reason for this recent concern stems from the political sphere: The factors of reinforced competition between countries due to the globalisation of markets and European integration, high unemployment rates and demographic changes necessitate reforms of labour markets, tax systems and social security systems. These reforms will affect both allocation and distribution, so that reliable information on both areas is needed to devise balanced political programs. Another reason for the burgeoning literature on personal income distribution is the improved availability of data on individual income, which are a major prerequisite for detailed analyses of distribution topics. Last but not least, the development of powerful computers, advanced statistics, econometric packages and extended micro-simulation models enables researchers both to work with huge individual data sets to describe and explain the personal distribution of income and to simulate the effects of political (social and economic) programs. The volume at hand is based on some of the research advances in this field during the last decade.

Richard Hauser ist Professor der Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt/Main.

Irene Becker arbeitet seit über einem Jahrzehnt selbstständig als Management-Beraterin für Großunternehmen. Sie führt regelmäßig Seminare und Coachings zum Thema durch.

The Development of Wages in Germany in the 1990s - Descriptions and Explanations.- Labor Income Mobility - Germany, the USA and Great Britain Compared.- The Distribution of Personal Income: Complex Yet Over-Simplified.- Changes in the Distribution of Pre-Govemment and Post-Govemment Income in Germany 1973 - 1993.- The Distribution of Income of Self-employed, Entrepreneurs and Professions as Revealed from Micro Income Tax Statistics in Germany.- Trends in the UK Income Distribution.- Income Distribution and Income Mobility - Recent Trends in Sweden.- Public Transfers, Income Distribution, and Poverty in Germany and in the United States.- Changing Income Inequality in OECD Countries: Updated Results from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS).- Old Age Pension Systems and Income Distribution Among the Eiderly: Germany and the United States Compared.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 23.10.2012
Zusatzinfo VIII, 243 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 393 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre
Schlagworte Einkommen • Einkommensmobilität • Einkommensverteilung • income distribution • income inequality • Income Mobility • Knowledge • Mobility • Nation • Personal Income Distribution • persönliche Einkommensverteilung • Poverty • Statistics • Sweden • Unemployment • welfare
ISBN-10 3-642-63195-9 / 3642631959
ISBN-13 978-3-642-63195-5 / 9783642631955
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