Die Bundesregierung plant einen "Regierungsdialog Rente", um dem Thema Altersarmut mehr Aufmerksamkeit zu sichern. Vor diesem Hintergrund legt das DIW Berlin neueste Analysen zur Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland auf Basis der Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) vor. Sie zeigen, dass...

In der letzten Dekade haben die Bruttostundenlöhne lediglich stagniert. Betroffen waren nicht nur einzelne Gruppen von Arbeitnehmern, vielmehr war die Lohnentwicklung übergreifend schwach. Das gilt sowohl hinsichtlich der Entgelte für Männer als auch der für Frauen, für Vollzeit- wie für...

According to current analyses based on the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), the total net assets of German households in 2012 amounted to 6.3 trillion euros. Almost 28 percent of the adult population had no or even negative net worth. On average, individual net worth in 2012 totaled more than...

New analyses of personal income distribution in Germany, based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), show that real market income in private households rose significantly from 2005 to 2010. An increase in real disposable income was also observed. At the same time, the...

Die Lebensläufe der deutschen Babyboomer (geboren zwischen 1956 und 1965) unterscheiden sich deutlich von denen vorangegangener Kohorten. Insgesamt zeigt sich eine zunehmende Vielfalt der Erwerbsverläufe. Insbesondere in Ostdeutschland sind diese von Brüchen geprägt, mit häufigeren oder...

New analyses of personal income distribution in Germany, based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), show that the disparity in income distribution decreased in Germany in the period 2006-2010. However, this decline comes to a halt in 2011. The most influential forces for...

According to information from the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), the proportion of people with statutory health insurance who have taken out private supplementary health insurance has more than doubled to around 13 million since 2000. The increase in supplementary health insurance policies...

Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), it is possible to analyze the statistical correlation between an individual's political party identification and their income and wealth. The analysis indicates that higher earners and more affluent individuals tend to support the Christian...

Very nearly 25 years after the fall of the Wall, households in eastern Germany have average assets of 67,400 euros which is less than half of their counterparts in western Germany with average assets of 153,200 euros. In both parts of the country, real estate ownership is quantitatively the most...