On the Magnitude of Income Mobility in Germany
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On the Magnitude of Income Mobility in Germany
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 123 (2003), Iss. 1 : pp. 15–25
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Van Kerm, Philippe
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This paper documents the magnitude of income mobility in Germany and its distribution across different income positions, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. The suggested graphical approach makes it straightforward to identify the portions of the distribution that have the largest impact on aggregate ‘income movement’ indices a` la Fields & Ok, and hence offers a starting point to help account for income mobility levels. It appears that most of the contribution to mobility is made by the poorest 10% of the initial distribution. Average relative income changes are much lower and generally constant for the rest of the population.
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Kerm: On the Magnitude of Income Mobility in Germany | 15 | ||
| Abstract | 15 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 15 | ||
| 2. Methodology | 16 | ||
| 3. Data | 17 | ||
| 4. Income mobility in Germany, 1984–2000 | 18 | ||
| 5. Conclusion | 23 | ||
| References | 24 |