TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Frick, Joachim R.
AU  - Grabka, Markus M.
AU  - Groh-Samberg, Olaf
        TI  - The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany
        PY  - 2009/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4023
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4023
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - economic inequality
KW  - non-cash incomes
KW  - home production
KW  - well-being
KW  - SOEP
        ER  -