While inequality of opportunity (IOp) in earnings is well studied, the literature on IOp in individual net wealth is … and for a detailed decomposition of net wealth inequality into a variety of circumstances; among them childhood background … that about 62% of the inequality in net wealth is due to circumstances. The most important circumstances are …

housing wealth to net wealth inequality between 2002 and 2017 in Germany by means of a factor decomposition. Further, we … explains an increasing share of income inequality; and that the wealth inequality contribution of primary residence has …We quantify the contribution of rental income to pre- and post-government equivalent household income inequality and of …

, consumption, and wealth. Generally, we find that these three concepts tell different stories about the level of inequality and its …Given how controversially inequality is still being discussed by both academics and policy makers in Germany, we … different forms of inequality. One important issue is the choice of the measure of well-being: the central measures discussed …

While inequality of opportunity (IOp) in earnings is well studied, the literature on IOp in individual net wealth is … and for a detailed decomposition of net wealth inequality into a variety of circumstances; among them childhood background … that about 62% of the inequality in net wealth is due to circumstances. The most important circumstances are …

This report gives a new and up-to-date picture of the giving and receiving of significant intergenerational wealth … transfers during life, summarising the findings of two research papers. New data from the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) allow … us to build a comprehensive picture of the flow of wealth transfers made during life. The WAS asks about the giving and …

backgrounds, and shed light on their role in explaining inequalities in homeownership and wealth. …

This chapter brings together trends in inequalities in income, wealth and, to a limited extent, consumption in the …