We found that on average over the period from 1989 to 2007, 21 percent of American households at a given point of time received a wealth transfer and these accounted for 23 percent of their net worth. Over the lifetime, about 30 percent of households could expect to receive a wealth transfer and...

There has been much discussion of the differences in macroeconomic performance and prospects between the US, Japan and the euro area. Using Markov-switching techniques, in this paper we identify and compare specifically their major business-cycle features and examine the case for a common...

In diesem Bericht wird die Rolle der Sozialpartner bei der Förderung der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter in Europa beleuchtet. Es werden die in den unterschiedlichen nationalen Rahmen der Arbeitsbeziehungen eingeleiteten Maßnahmen untersucht und das Ranking der Mitgliedstaaten beim...

To better understand the progress women have made thus far in the European Union, this report analyses the current situation and the obstacles women face on the way to top managerial positions in more detail. It first examines what the literature tells us about the careers of female managers;...