Analysing Gordon’s trade-off by adapting Thurow’s approach of pure public good to the German energy sector

Table 3 Gross income 2008

Gross income of private households in Germany 2008 according to their household type
Net income groups in €	Single	Single with children	Couples	Couples without children	Couples with children	Other households
All households	2193	2327	4644	4230	5441	5475
Under 900	780	798	790	483	698	908
900–1300	1275	1186	1250	1242	1326	1274
1300–1500	1747	1545	1608	1611	1592	1607
1500–2000	2285	2051	2044	2037	2070	2069
2000–2600	3022	2841	2738	2696	2882	2832
2600–3600	3953	3740	3833	3742	4004	4007
3600–5000	5463	5376	5475	5415	5548	5526
5000–18,000	9083	7990	9136	9222	9037	9152
Gross income dispersion^a	4.14	3.43	1.97	2.18	1.66	1.67

Source: Own calculation based on German Federal Statistical Office, 2011,
^aIncome dispersion: Ratio of the gross income of the highest income group to the gross income of the average household of the social group. Italic numbers own estimation

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