A paradigm shift in Germany - the «Altersvermögens- und Altersvermögensergänzungsgesetz» - should result in more individualized and capital funded old age provision. Consequently, the overall benefit level in old age now depends to a larger extent and systematically on the interplay between...

In this paper, we present an analysis of the influence of inheritances on the distribution of wealth alongside selected recent findings on current trends in inheritances and gifts. The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is used from a longitudinal perspective to study the extent to which the...