analyze the upper edge of income and wealth distribution in Germany with data from the German Socio·Economic Panel (SOEP … wealth they have on average (intensity), and how these financial resources are distributed among the rich persons … upper edge of income and wealth distribution. For example, we find that in comparison to the average in Germany, civil …

analysis affects wealth distribution and inequality analysis. Obviously, when measured in "per capita household" terms, wealth … wealth holders (increasing on average by 15%) and also on aggregate wealth (plus 30%). However, with respect to inequality …The definition and operationalization of wealth information in population surveys and the corresponding microdata …

. This holds true for brothers and sisters. In Denmark 20 percent of the inequality in permanent earnings can be attributed …

Empirical analyses of economic inequality, poverty, and mobility in Germany are, to an increas-ing extent, using … analysis in support of the European Commission's stated objective of fighting poverty and reducing social inequality through … considerable impact on the degree and structure of inequality and poverty (see Hauser 2008, Causa et al. 2009, Nolan et al. 2009 …

Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), both income inequality and poverty are considered for … the crisis - in 2009 - inequality dropped, and it increased afterwards. Poverty was not affected very much by economic …

macroeconomics and income inequality on the other hand. For this purpose, several estimation equations are derived by econometric … unemployment rates. While the measured income inequality is upwards directly (exogenously) driven by demographic ageing, the … correlated with income inequality, and regarding economic growth a (slightly) concave effect upon income inequality has been …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …