Studies of intergenerational mobility in heath are scarce. This is true despite the importance of health for welfare. I show first estimates of integenerational health mobility in Germany using several measures of self-reported health status (SRHS) during adulthood from the SOEP. I proof that there ist higher mobility in health than in income. Moreover, while my estimates for the...
Researchers face the challenge to translate their academic results to policy makers and to the public. Often the results are derived using complex theoretical or empirical models, which are based on strong assumptions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop methods and skills, which allow to explain the models and the assumptions to policy makers and to derive results and policy conclusions based...
EBRD's Transition Report 2018-19 Life expectancy is rapidly increasing, jobs are becoming automated and people are moving in large numbers across borders and into urban areas. How are demographic change, technology and migration simultaneously shaping future economic growth and jobs? Ralph De Haas, Director of Research at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will explore this...
Wie ist das Einkommen in Deutschland verteilt – und empfinden wir das als gerecht? Wie wirken sich politische Maßnahmen wie der Mindestlohn aus? Wodurch entsteht der Gender Pay Gap? Das DIW Berlin setzt sich intensiv mit der Verteilung von Einkommen in Deutschland auseinander und betrachtet diese aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln. Eine Übersicht über die derzeitigen Publikationen, Veranstaltungen und...
