The definition and operationalization of wealth information in population surveys and the corresponding microdata …-data-collection stage may interfere considerably with the substantive research question. Looking at wealth data from the German SOEP, this … analysis affects wealth distribution and inequality analysis. Obviously, when measured in "per capita household" terms, wealth …

The definition and operationalization of wealth information in population surveys and the corresponding microdata …-data-collection stage may interfere considerably with the substantive research question. Looking at wealth data from the German SOEP, this … analysis affects wealth distribution and inequality analysis. Obviously, when measured in "per capita household" terms, wealth …

the top end of the wealth distribution in Germany. The SOEP-P population has about 21 times higher net wealth on average …

While inequality of opportunity (IOp) in earnings is well studied, the literature on IOp in individual net wealth is … wealth and income distribution can significantly diverge. We measure ex-ante IOp in net wealth for Germany using data from … wealth before effort is exerted. The SOEP allows for a direct mapping from individual circumstances to individual net wealth …

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 …

strategies for German wealth panel data. The authors create simulation data sets by blanking out observed data points: they … indices. As for wealth mobility, two additional criteria show that a model based approach such as MICE might be the preferable …