estimated for the United States and Germany. The finding of previous studies regarding a higher elasticity of aggregate … cascades from the very top to the very bottom of the distribution. For Germany, we fail to find compelling evidence for …

Using harmonized household survey data, we analyse long run social mobility in the US, the UK, and Germany and test …

Both health and income inequalities have been shown to be much greater in Britain than in Germany. One of the main … those on low incomes in Britain, early retirement is more concentrated among those on high incomes. In contrast, in Germany … data sets from Britain and Germany to estimate hazard models of the effect of health on early retirement. The hazard models …