This paper investigates the sources of inequality in household gross and net wealth across eight euro area countries … remarkable effect on wealth inequality that is stronger than that of income differences. In Austria, Germany and Cyprus the … contribution of real and financial assets inherited or received as gifts to gross and net wealth inequality attains about 40 per …

In this paper, we present an analysis of the influence of inheritances on the distribution of wealth alongside selected … longitudinal perspective to study the extent to which the wealth transferred through inheritances accrues to households that … already had some capital stock, and whether this wealth creates the starting point for households without any previous assets …

inheritance) for both wealth accumulation and mobility. … risk rates, while at the same time the analysis of personal wealth distribution was underdeveloped, last but not least due …), this paper analyzes individual level information on net wealth for 2002 and 2007. This five year period saw a pronounced …

. Consequently, the distribution of wealth and income deteriorates inasmuch as people with high fortunes tend to have more …

Rentenbudget im Ganzen nicht neutral wirkt in Bezug auf das Lebenseinkommen aller seiner Mitglieder. …

sechsstelligen Zuwächsen beim Lebenseinkommen. Über das gesamte Arbeitsleben betrachtet liegt das Einkommen von Personen mit einer … Lehrausbildung um 143 000 Euro über dem Lebenseinkommen von Personen ohne beruflichen Ausbildungsabschluss. Bei Personen mit Meister …-/Technikerabschluss wiederum fällt das Lebenseinkommen 129 000 Euro höher aus als bei Personen, deren höchster Abschluss eine Lehre ist; bei …