| dc.creator |
Biewen, Martin |
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| dc.date |
2003 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2013-10-16T06:58:11Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2013-10-16T06:58:11Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2013-10-16 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/18086 |
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| dc.identifier |
ppn:371862485 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/18086 |
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| dc.description |
Based on a multiple spells approach, this paper studies the extent and the composition of chronic poverty in Germany. The results indicate that about one third of cross-sectional poverty in a given year is chronic. The characteristics that are most closely associated with long-term poverty are economic inactivity and pensioner status, while the number of children and the gender of the household head do not seem to have a systematic effect. This is in contrast to cross-sectional results where the biggest poverty risk is usually unemployment and a large number of children, while pensioners do not face particularly high poverty risks. Estimates from a multiple spells hazard model further suggest that 6% of the population have unobserved characteristics that lead to low poverty exit and high re-entry rates, making these individuals likely candidates for chronic poverty. A comparison with results for Great Britain and the United States suggests that poverty is less persistent in Germany. |
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| dc.language |
eng |
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| dc.publisher |
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) Berlin |
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| dc.relation |
DIW-Diskussionspapiere 350 |
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| dc.rights |
http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen |
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| dc.subject |
D31 |
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| dc.subject |
C23 |
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| dc.subject |
I32 |
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| dc.subject |
ddc:330 |
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| dc.subject |
chronic poverty |
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| dc.subject |
poverty persistence |
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| dc.subject |
multiple spells |
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| dc.subject |
unobserved heterogeneity |
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| dc.subject |
Armut |
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| dc.subject |
Hysteresis |
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| dc.subject |
Mikroökonometrie |
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| dc.subject |
Schätzung |
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| dc.subject |
Deutschland |
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| dc.title |
Who are the chronic poor? : Evidence on the extent and the composition of chronic poverty in Germany |
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| dc.type |
doc-type:workingPaper |
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