The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany

Joachim Frick, Markus Grabka and Olaf Groh-Samberg

No 4023, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based on a bias-adjusted measure of hours spent on home production. Sensitivity analyses comparing results obtained from different approaches provide indications of methodological effects arising from the choice of method. Although the substantive notion of reduced inequality is stable, the degree of variation in our findings underscores the need for a harmonized approach in cross-nationally comparative research.

Keywords: economic inequality; non-cash incomes; home production; well-being; SOEP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 D31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2009-02
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Published - published in: Empirica, 2012, 43, 1143–1169

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