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Description
Labour Net Income Polarization in the EU–Evidence on the Impact of Institutional Characteristics
Vital importance of polarization
– Perception of social equality on the individual level
– Configuration of social policy on the macro level
– Economic growth
• Polarization: increased spreading and bipolarity
• Research in poverty and richness such as debates about
low-income consider only one pole
• Some polarization studies on the household level
– Bigot et al. (2012), Goebel et al. (2010), Grabka/Frick (2008)
• Rarely polarization studies on the individual level
– Merz (2006): net income from tax statistics for Germany
– Burmester/Scherg (2013): employees in EU27
Period
10.04.2014
Event type
Conference
Conference number
11
Organisers
University of Strasbourg, Augustin Cournot Doctoral School
Sponsors
University of Strasbourg, Augustin Cournot Doctoral School