In Germany, those from affluent households have a significantly higher further life expectancy at the age of 65 than those with low incomes (males: 5 years, females: 3.5 years). The present analysis, which is based on the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), indicates that the lower life...

Personen aus wohlhabenden Haushalten haben in Deutschland im Alter von 65 Jahren eine höhere Lebenserwartung als Personen mit niedrigen Einkommen. Bei Männern macht diese Differenz fünf Jahre, bei Frauen dreieinhalb Jahre aus. Die Analyse auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) legt...

Die Lebenserwartung der deutschen Bevölkerung steigt nicht nur im Zeitverlauf, sondern divergiert auch innerhalb der Jahrgänge zunehmend. Untersuchungen auf Basis von Administrativdaten der deutschen Rentenversicherung für westdeutsche, männliche Arbeitnehmer erlauben Rückschlüsse darauf,...

This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...

This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...

This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...

Die Lebenserwartung der deutschen Bevölkerung steigt nicht nur im Zeitverlauf, sondern divergiert auch innerhalb der Jahrgänge zunehmend. Untersuchungen auf Basis von Administrativdaten der deutschen Rentenversicherung für westdeutsche, männliche Arbeitnehmer erlauben Rückschlüsse darauf,...

This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...

This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...

This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...