Anliegen der Untersuchung ist es, die beträchtliche Disparität aufzuzeigen, die die Vermögensverteilung in Deutschland aufweist. Wohl hatten 1993 fast 97 vH aller westdeutschen Haushalte Geldvermögen; für ein Zehntel von ihnen betrug es aber höchstens 4000 DM, für die Hälfte der...

We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the British Household Panel Survey to estimate the extent of intergenerational economic mobility in a framework that highlights the role played by assortative mating. We find that assortative mating plays an important role. On average about...

Despite the relatively extensive research on pay levels and the consequences of income disparities, little is known about which reference groups people choose for comparative evaluation of personal income and why different selection patterns emerge. The aim of this paper is to dig deeper for...