… Mehr lesen...„LABREF provides a comprehensive set of data on the measures adopted by the EU Member States in policy fields likely to have a direct impact on labour market performance. It contains valuable information on the number, type and design of measures, which can easily be compared across countries.
The measures reported in LABREF refer to enacted legislation, as well as other public acts of general scope, including measures entailing changes in the implementation framework of a previously adopted measure. In addition, they also encompass relevant collective agreements and tripartite agreements. The database does not record information on planned reforms or draft bills.
The LABREF database is a joint project managed by the European Commission DG ECFIN and the Economic Policy Committee (EPC). The aim of the project, started in December 2005, is to support the work carried out in the framework of the Europe 2020 Strategy and to improve the
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Meinung zum Kapitalismus in ausgewählten Ländern
Bei Statista bin ich auf die interessante Grafik mit Daten von 2009 gestoßen. Dann habe ich Werte von 2012 bei GlobeScan nachgesehen. Ein Vergleich der Jahre 2009 und 2012 ist erhellend. In Europa hat insbesondere im austeritätsgeplagen Spanien der Anteil derjenenigen zugenommen, der den Kapitalimus als ruiniert ansieht und ein anderes System wünscht.
„The proportion of Spaniards who now believe that free market capitalism is “fatally flawed” has jumped from 29 per cent to 42 per cent—the highest proportion in any country polled.“ (Quelle: GlobalScan 2012)
Eine Übersicht der Befunde auch bezogen auf andere Fragen findet sich hier; ein Bericht mit den Grafiken hier.
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Germany – Chartbook of Economic Inequality
Max Roser gives an „Overview of Trends of Economic Inequality in Germany„. This is his summarizing interpretation of the data, see also his wonderful chart.
… Mehr lesen...„Has the dispersion of earnings been increasing in recent decades? – Yes, top decile has risen from 150 per cent of median in 1950s to 190 per cent at end of 2000s.
Has overall inequality increased in recent years? – Yes, the Gini coefficient in 2010 was 3 percentage points higher than in 1998.
Have there been periods when overall inequality fell for a sustained period? – Overall inequality (and poverty) fell over the 1960s and 1970s.
Has poverty been falling or rising in recent decades? – Poverty rate increased from 10 per cent to 15 per cent between 1998 and 2010.
Has there been a U-pattern for top income shares over time? – No, top gross income shares were relatively