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Transitioning towards more equality? : wealth gender differences and the changing role of explanatory factors over time

Sierminska, Eva; Piazzalunga, Daniela; Grabka, Markus M. - 2019

gap in Germany over the period 2002-2012 using individual level microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel. The …

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Who drives smart growth? : the contribution of small and young firms to inventions in sustainable technologies

Aschhoff, Birgit; Licht, Georg; Schliessler, Paula - 2013

% in Germany or Japan, around 15% in US, France, Korea or Italy, about 20% in Sweden, Finland or Switzerland, about 30% in … compared to all other EU member states as well as compared to OECD member states (except Japan). The focus on Germany is …

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Wealth distribution within couples

Grabka, Markus M.; Marcus, Jan; Sierminska, Eva - 2013

While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). In married and cohabiting...

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The impact of household capital income on income inequality : a factor decomposition analysis for Great Britain, Germany and the USA

Fräßdorf, Anna (contributor); … - 2008

SOEP for West Germany, and the PSID for the USA, a factor decomposition method described by Shorrocks (1982) is applied … contribution to overall inequality in relation to its share in disposable income. This applies to Germany and the USA in particular …

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Examining the gender wealth gap in Germany

Sierminska, Eva (contributor); Frick, Joachim R. (contributor) - 2008

evidence for a significant gender wealth gap of about 30,000 euros in Germany, which amounts to almost 50,000 euros for married …

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Pension wealth and the gender wealth gap

Cordova, Karla; Grabka, Markus M.; Sierminska, Eva - 2022

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women and men, we are able to identify the extent to which the redistributive effect of pension rights reduces the gender wealth gap. The data for...

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