Der Sozialausschuss des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns befasst sich am 29.11.2017 in einer öffentlichen Anhörung mit dem Thema "Armut und Reichtum". Dieser Policy Brief bezieht Stellung zu vier Themenkomplexen. Neben der Messung und Definition von Armut und Reichtum geht es um empirische...

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women and men, we are able to identify the extent to which the redistributive effect of pension rights reduces the gender wealth gap. The data for...

In response to increasing health expenditures and a high number of physician visits, the German government introduced a copayment for ambulatory care in 2004 for individuals with statutory health insurance (SHI). Because persons with private insurance were exempt from the copayments, this health...

The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature. Positive health effects as well as networking mechanisms serve as explanations for the "alcohol-income puzzle." Using individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we...