a new panel survey (SOFIE) to study housing wealth in household portfolios. It then estimates the rates of saving that … selected comparator countries; • Housing represents a major share of household wealth, and this share has risen in line with … the increase in house prices; • The composition of household portfolios is comparable to other selected countries except …

In recent years the aggregate savings ratio in Germany has declined. The basic causes are, above all, the rise in … insurance between the household categories than in the difference in their savings rates. Whereas the average amount saved on …Seit geraumer Zeit geht die gesamtwirtschaftliche Sparquote in Deutschland zurück. Ursächlich dafür sind vor allem die …

In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly … increasing while, second, the average household size has been declining dramatically. The analysis of income distribution relies … on equivalence-weighted incomes which take into account household size. Therefore, there is an obvious link between these …

In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly … increasing while, second, the average household size has been declining dramatically. The analysis of income distribution relies … on equivalence-weighted incomes which take into account household size. Therefore, there is an obvious link between these …

Income inequality in Germany has been continuously increasing during the past 20 years. In general, this is understood … household structure is widely neglected. Societal trends like a decline in birth rate and an increase in the risk of divorce … paper is to quantify the proportion of changing household structures in the increase in inequality. We find that the rise in …

This paper analyses the association between household characteristics' in particular size and location, and for the … household head age, sector of employment (and the tariff applicable to that sector) and education - and household income using … data from the Tanzania Household Budget Survey for the years 1991/92, 2000/01 and 2007. The static analysis of the …

combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting …

This paper examines trends in household consumption and saving behaviour in each of the last three recessions in the UK …

KiwiSaver is a voluntary savings scheme aimed at increasing the retirement wealth of a target population. A critical … nature; and, having chosen to participate, the extent to which their attitudes and practices toward savings have been …. We find that members adjust their savings portfolio such that only about one third of the contributions they make to …