Hümbelin, Oliver; Farys, Rudolf; Richard, Tina; Jann, Ben (2024). Income Inequality Considering the Cost of Living. An Admin-Data Approach Studying the Swiss Case Swiss Journal of Sociology, 50(2), pp. 255-277. Seismo 10.33058/sjs-2024-502
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Cost of living is an important aspect of economic well-being, which is often neglected in inequality studies. Based on a Gini decomposition using admin data, this study estimates the relevance of minimum and average cost of living in Switzerland in relation to inequality and highlights the significance of direct taxes, everyday goods, housing, and health care premiums. Cost of living significantly increases disposable income inequality. Regional differences exist, which are primarily attributed to the design of welfare instruments.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Social Work > Institute for Social Security and Social Policy School of Social Work |
Name: |
Hümbelin, Oliver 0000-0002-8983-9958; Farys, Rudolf; Richard, Tina and Jann, Ben |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
ISSN: |
2297-8348 |
Publisher: |
Seismo |
Funders: |
[7] Swiss National Science Foundation |
Projects: |
[UNSPECIFIED] https://inequalities.unibe.ch/ |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Oliver Hümbelin |
Date Deposited: |
07 Aug 2024 08:46 |
Last Modified: |
07 Aug 2024 09:19 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.33058/sjs-2024-502 |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Cost of living, inequality, Switzerland, welfare state, admin data |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.22055 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/22055 |
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