wealth. The regression discontinuity approach exploits two expansions of the child care pension benefit, in 1992 and in 1999 … increase in their pension wealth. From a political point of view, this suggests that the increase in individual pension wealth …

wealth. The regression discontinuity approach exploits two expansions of the child care pension benefit, in 1992 and in 1999 … increase in their pension wealth. From a political point of view, this suggests that the increase in individual pension wealth …

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 …

distribution. I use the estimates to decompose the overall effect of transfers on wealth inequality in the effect of the aggregated … very much in line with the literature, indicating that transfers tend to equalize wealth inequality, despite minor …This paper uses SOEP data to study the distributional effect of intergenerational transfers on the wealth distribution …

(SRF) ; marketing budget models ; MCMC estimation ; beer consumption ; optimal budget allocation …

idiosyncratic income, disability and longevity risk as well as endogenous labor supply at the intensive and extensive margin …