, earn higher portfolio returns, and ultimately accumulate higher levels of wealth later in life. Underlying these effects …' life-cycle wealth profiles. …

While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the … distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German socio … partnership) that might explain this wealth gap. We find that all factors contribute to the explanation of the wealth gap within …