dc.contributor.author
Bartels, Charlotte
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T08:23:58Z
dc.date.available
2011-12-14T15:11:03.203Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/20007
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/FUDOCS_document_000000012620
dc.description.abstract
Welfare states redistribute both between individuals (inter-individual
redistribution) reducing annual, cross-sectional inequality and over the
lifecycle of an individual (intra-individual redistribution) insuring
individuals against income risks in the long-term. But studies measuring
redistribution often focus on a one-year period and the second aspect is
neglected. To quantify both inter- and intra-individual redistribution in
Germany this study uses SOEP data from 1984 to 2009 to construct long-term
incomes over a 20-year period. Results show that annual, cross-sectional
inequality is higher than inequality in the long-run, but the effect of
redistribution is also larger annually than in the long-term. Depending on age
the distributional focus of the German welfare state differs. When persons are
young, state intervention reduces income differences between individuals
mainly through the progressive tax system. Getting older and reaching
retirement age income-smoothing redistribution via social security pensions
becomes central.
de
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudocsseries000000000315-0
dc.relation.ispartofseries
urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudocsseries000000000006-7
dc.rights.uri
http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject
Long-term income inequality
dc.subject
Income redistribution
dc.subject
Social security
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft::336 Öffentliche Finanzen
dc.title
Redistribution and insurance in the German welfare state
refubium.affiliation
Wirtschaftswissenschaft
de
refubium.affiliation.other
Institut für Wirtschaftspolitik und Wirtschaftsgeschichte
refubium.mycore.fudocsId
FUDOCS_document_000000012620
refubium.series.issueNumber
2011,25 : Economics
refubium.series.name
Diskussionsbeiträge des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftswissenschaft der Freien Universität Berlin
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FUDOCS_derivate_000000001792
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access