Systematic differences along the wealth distribution in investment performance will potentially have large consequences for the level and persistence of wealth inequality. These differences in performance are hard to measure except in a few, select countries with detailed information on household portfolios. In this paper we use a modified version of the Global Capital Asset Pricing Model ...
This dissertation focuses on three dimensions of inequality: income, (just) taxation, and well-being. All chapters focus on a similar time horizon (2000 to 2015) and essentially on the same geographical area, Germany. The chapters are organized in four parts, each examining a specific research question and based on evidence from microdata - the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). The analysis of chapter ...
Berlin:
FU Berlin,
2019,
IX, 151 S.
| Maria Metzing
This paper examines possible differences between lesbians, gay men and bisexuals (LGBs) compared to heterosexuals with respect to their integration into the residential neighbourhood. By means of a multi-level analysis, we examine if there is a gap in social integration between LGBs compared to heterosexuals, and if so, to what extent municipality characteristics can account for variations in this ...
In:
Social Science Research
84 (2019) 102320, 13 S.
| Mirjam Fischer, Matthijs Kalmijn, Stephanie Steinmetz
There has been a universal statutory minimum wage in Germany for a good four years, but many employees still do not receive it. This is the finding of new calculations based on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), which have updated noncompliance with the minimum wage for 2017. Even conservative calculations indicate that around 1.3 million people who are entitled to the minimum wage receive a lower wage ...
2019| Alexandra Fedorets, Markus M. Grabka, Carsten Schröder
Mietkaufmodell könnte mehr Menschen den Erwerb einer Immobilie und damit den Aufbau von Vermögen erlauben – Monatliche Zahlungen würden sich Berechnungen zufolge im Rahmen aktueller Mieten bewegen – Kosten für den Staat hielten sich im Rahmen – Herausforderungen beispielsweise bei Auswahl der Mietkaufberechtigten
Mit staatlicher Anschubfinanzierung und monatlichen ...
Wohnraum wird in weiten Teilen Deutschlands, in erster Linie in Städten und Ballungsräumen, immer teurer. Die günstigen Zinsen lassen den Immobilienerwerb zwar auf den ersten Blick erschwinglich erscheinen. Viele Haushalte mit geringen oder mittleren Einkommen konnten allerdings der Immobilienmarktentwicklung nicht hinterher sparen und in ausreichendem Maße Eigenkapital aufbauen. Gleichzeitig ist der ...