RT Generic
T1 Does regulation trade-off quality against inequality? : The case of German architects and construction engineers
A1 Rostam-Afschar,Davud
A1 Strohmaier,Kristina
WP 2018/10/09
AB We exploit an exogenous price increase by about 10% for architectural services to answer the question how price regulation affects income inequality and service quality. Using individual-level data from the German microcensus for the years 2006 to 2012, we find a significant reform effect of 8% on personal net income for self-employed architects and construction engineers. This group moved from the second lowest to the highest quintile of the net income distribution. This increase in inequality is associated with a deterioration of service quality. The reform reduced average scores of a peer ranking for architects by 18%.
K1 Lohn
K1 Regulierung
K1 Ungleichheit
K1 Qualität
PP Hohenheim
PB Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
UL http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2018/1531