The Economic Well-being of Farm Households in Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sabrina Bethge ◽  
Jost-Frederik Wendt ◽  
Sebastian Lakner
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Income Volatility ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Income Data ◽  
Economic Well Being

In this study, we explore the economic well-being of farm and nonfarm households in Germany. We applied an indicator that combines households' disposable income and net wealth consisting of financial assets and real estate to data from the Income and Consumption Survey (EVS) 2018. We found that the income available to farm households can support a standard of living equal to that of nonfarm (employed) households. Wealth affects households' economic well-being in both directions: farm households and workers/employees would be better off if their household income would assess their economic status. The opposite trend occurs for unem-ployed and pensioners/retirees. However, the analysis of farmers' well-being requires income data of multiple years regarding the income volatility of self-employment in agriculture. Consid-ering wealth to assess farm households' economic well-being means paying attention to their farm assets because they are highly intertwined with the household. The EVS misses farm char-acteristics and a reliable number of farmers' observations to assess their economic well-being over time to derive agricultural policy implications. Hence, there is currently a lack of statistical data and evidence to achieve the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 's second objective to pro-vide income support in a targeted manner.

Economic Well-Being of the Chronically Disabled Elderly: Practice and Policy Implications

1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 460-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean W. Bauer ◽  
Marlene S. Stum ◽  
Paula J. Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Disabled Elderly ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Care Survey ◽  
Economic Well Being

The 1982 Long-Term Care Survey (N = 5,670) was used to gain an understanding of predisposing, need, and enabling variables that influence the economic well-being of disabled elderly. Stepwise regression results suggest that a combination of enabling and predisposing factors best explained differences in economic well-being. Implications of the findings for practitioners are discussed within the context of practice and policy for the disabled elderly.

scholarly journals ASSESSING ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MICROCREDIT SCHEME: A REVIEW OF PAST STUDIES ON AMANAH IKHTIAR MALAYSIA (AIM)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-142
Author(s):  
Noor Syafinas Muda ◽  
Ku 'Azam Tuan Lonik
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Microfinance Institution

Background and Purpose: Microcredit scheme was introduced to provide credit facilities for poor people to start a business activity. Microcredit creates income-generating self-employment activities that allow poor people to venture into small businesses and achieve economic independence. The scheme has been recognised as a successful tool to uplift the socio-economic status among the poor. Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) is the largest microfinance institution in Malaysia and therefore, its impact on the beneficiaries is crucial to be studied. This paper aims at reviewing the economic impact of AIM based on the existing literature.   Methodology: Four electronic databases, which are Scopus, Science Direct, Springer and Ebscohost were used to search the literature. Subsequently 118 articles were generated from this search. However, only 13 articles which met the selection criteria were analysed. We selected only empirical studies that focused on the economic impact of AIM.   Findings: Results of the review showed that income has dominated the economic impact assessment followed by asset, economic vulnerability and spending. Low concentration on the indicators other than income should be noted especially on spending as it provides a clear evidence that the recipients enjoy the economic well-being in terms of consumption expenditure.   Contribution: This review reveals that microcredit has a great potential to uplift the economic status of the poor.   Keywords: Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, asset, economic impact, income, microcredit.   Cite as: Muda, N. S., & Tuan Lonik, K. A. (2020). Assessing economic impact of microcredit scheme: A review of past studies on Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM).  Journal of Nusantara Studies, 5(1), 124-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss1pp124-142

scholarly journals Family Representations of Preschool Age Children Living in Families of Different Socio-Economic Status

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-101
Author(s):  
A.A. Shvedovskaya ◽  
T.Yu. Zagvozdkina
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Financial Anxiety ◽  
Economic Well Being ◽  
Family Representation

A child’s family representation is one of the crucial factors of psychological and social development in older preschoolers. The article emphasizes that the relationships between a child’s family socioeconomic status (SES) and family representation are mediated. Family members’ perception and evaluation of their socioeconomic status are conditioned with subjective economic well- being. It influences family functioning which, in its turn, conditions particular characteristics of a child’s emotional experiences in family situation and his/her family representations. The analysis of relationships between subjective economic well-being of family members and a child’s family representations demonstrates the trend to increase in severity of poor well-being markers in case of increase of parental markers of financial stress, financial deprivation and financial anxiety. An empirical classification of family representation types in children from families with various SES is provided. It includes positive family representation “Favorable family”, family representation with some elements of disharmony “Unstable family”, representation of a distant family “Distant family”, conflict family representation “Conflict family”, negative family representation “Unfavorable family”.

scholarly journals Changes in Economic Status and Timing of Marriage of Young Canadians

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenaida R. Ravanera ◽  
Fernando Rajulton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Panel Surveys ◽  
Economic Well Being

Using the longitudinal panel data collected through the Canadian Surveys of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) from 1993 to1998, we examined the hypotheses that (a) higher education delays marriage; (b) labour force participation and earnings of women, like those of men, increase the likelihood of marriage; and, (c) the magnitude of the effects of education and income varies by life course stages of the youth. Analyses were done for men aged 17-19, 20-22, and 23-25 and for women aged 15-17, 18-20, and 21-23 at the start of the panel surveys. Our findings confirm our hypotheses, namely, a longer stay in school lowers the risk of marrying while greater economic well-being increases the risk. The results also show that the effects of wages and salaries are strongest among the middle cohorts of men (20-22) and women (18-20) who are at the stage of forming their own independent lives.

scholarly journals Life-Cycle and Its Impact on the Disparity in Economic Well-Being among U.S. Sole Proprietor Households: Evidence from Two National Surveys

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hisham S. El-Osta
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decomposition Methods ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Well Being

The impact of age on the distribution of wealth among U.S. sole proprietor households is analyzed using data from two national surveys in conjunction with disparity and social welfare decomposition methods. Results show higher disparity in wealth when the household is a non-farm rather than a farm sole proprietor household. The cohort with the greatest need in terms of targeted programs is the group of farm or non-farm households headed by individuals younger than 35.

scholarly journals Greek farm households: income inequality, poverty and distributional impact of farm income

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavlos Karanikolas ◽  
Stavros Zografakis
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Distributional Impact ◽  
The Impact

<p>This paper examines the incidence of income<br />inequality and poverty, and the impact of farm<br />income on inequality. A detailed typology of farm<br />households (FHs) is developed, based on Household<br />Budget Survey micro-data. Research findings<br />reveal enormous variations among households<br />with respect to income inequality and poverty.<br />While Marginal- and Pluriactive- FHs do not seem<br />to have an income problem, this is not the case<br />for Farm Households. Poverty is a widespread<br />phenomenon among Retired FHs. Farm income<br />and non-farm income generate a combined stabilization<br />effect, mitigating the overall inequality<br />within households. Policy implications of these<br />findings are discussed in the context of welfare<br />aspects of agricultural policy.</p>

scholarly journals The relationship of envy and characteristics of objective and subjective economic well-being

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
R.M. Shamionov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Anxiety ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Economic Well Being

The relationship between envy and the characteristics of economic well-being of the individual is an important basis for the social behavior it implements. The article studies the relationship between the envy of the individual and the characteristics of the objective and subjective economic status. The study involved 196 people (44% of men) aged M=28.6; SD=8.5. The technique used for the diagnosis of envy personality and subject areas of envy (T.V. Beskova), subjective economic well-being (V.A. Khashchenko), the scale of economic status (A.L. Zhuravlev and A.B. Kupreychenko). It is shown that the relationship of income with envy is limited to several areas — health, recreation, material wealth, professional success (negative). The lack of financial resources and the severity of negative emotional States in connection with financial and material problems are associated with envy of a large number of objects of possession of Others. As a result of structural modeling it is established that satisfaction of material needs is a mediator of connection of envy and economic anxiety and financial deprivation.

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