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

remain. This is particularly true for the distribution of net wealth which is of special importance for the well-being of … individuals. Wealth provides utility in a number of ways, for instance, by acting as a buffer against negative income shocks …. Using the wealth component of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we find that, on average, members of western …

the individual level. It is only since recently that data about wealth (what people possess) is available and the links … between wealth and SWB are studied since about a decade. These results show an unambiguous positive link between wealth and … SWB. In most cases, wealth is more important than income from the perspective of SWB. Theoretical and empirical reasons …

In this empirical paper we analyze the link between homeownership across cohorts and the net wealth distribution. In … particular we are interested in the effect of the pattern of ownership across cohorts. Given that wealth accumulates over the … cohorts, should be related to current wealth levels and inequality. In order to gauge the effect of the ownership structure …