Research on wealth inequality usually focuses on real and financial assets, while pension wealth – the present value of … and, thus, should be accounted for in peoples’ wealth portfolios. Using novel data from the Socio Economic Panel (SOEP …), we show the incidence, relevance, and distribution of individual pension wealth, net worth, and augmented wealth (the sum …

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 …

Research on wealth inequality usually focuses on real and financial assets, while pension wealth – the present value of … and, thus, should be accounted for in peoples' wealth portfolios. Using novel data from the Socio Economic Panel (SOEP …), we show the incidence, relevance, and distribution of individual pension wealth, net worth, and augmented wealth (the sum …

We provide levels of, compositions of, and inequalities in household augmented wealth - defined as the sum of net worth … household wealth: about 48% in the United States and 61% in Germany. The higher share in Germany narrows the wealth gap between … Germany, augmented wealth (US$651,000) is only 1.4 times higher. Further, the inclusion of pension wealth in household wealth …

This study constructs a comprehensive wealth distribution for Germany to inform debate in Germany and internationally … on the distribution of wealth including pension entitlements. We estimate the net present value of pension wealth in … Germany in 2012 and 2017 using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data. When including pension wealth, German households’ wealth …

This study constructs a comprehensive wealth distribution for Germany to inform debate in Germany and internationally … on the distribution of wealth including pension entitlements. We estimate the net present value of pension wealth in … Germany in 2012 and 2017 using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data. When including pension wealth, German households’ wealth …

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account … rights reduces the gender wealth gap. The data for our analysis come from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), one of the … few surveys collecting information on wealth and pension entitlements at the individual level. Pension wealth data are …