Income Distribution and Inequality in Germany: Evidence from Panel Data

Christian Schluter

STICERD - Distributional Analysis Research Programme Papers from Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

Abstract: Non-parametric kernel density estimates are employed for an exploratory analysis of the distributional conseuqnces of the German tax-benefit system using GSOEP. The focuses is on the year 1991 and a detailed analysis is provided. Moreover, the anatomy of income inequality is thoroughly examined, and particular attention is given to the issue of statistical significance and rigorous hypohtesis testing.

Keywords: Income distribution; inequality; tax-benefit system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996-03
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