Differences in individual wealth holdings are widely viewed as a driving force of economic inequality. However, as this finding relies on cross-section data, we may confuse older with wealthier. We propose a new method to adjust for age effects in cross-sections, which eliminates transitory...

Differences in individual wealth holdings are widely viewed as a driving force of economic inequality. However, as this finding relies on cross-section data, we may confuse older with wealthier. We propose a new method to adjust for age effects in cross-sections, which eliminates transitory...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht drei Aspekte der Wohlstandsverteilung in Deutschland: Die Verteilung der Grundvermögen, der Geldvermögen und der Einkommen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Analyse der Verteilung der Grundvermögen und der Geldvermögen. Hier werden zentrale neue Erkenntnisse...