This article surveys the measurement of historical wealth and income inequality in Germany. We discuss the underlying data sources, the challenges they pose, and the opportunities they create. We also identify two promising avenues for future research. First, we argue that the geographic granularity of German historical statistics provides researchers with the opportunity to investigate the causes ...
We are excited to welcome the new 2024 cohort of PhD students, with some joining through the Berlin School of Economics (BSoE) and others directly through our program. All of them will conduct their research at DIW Berlin, marking the start of their academic journey with us. We wish them all the best as they embark on the path toward earning their doctorates and look forward to supporting their research ...
On December 5, the Institute and DIW GC celebrated the graduation of 15 of our graduates with a festive ceremony. After an opening speech by Marcel Fratzscher and an inspiring speech by Prof. Dr. Nicolas Ziebarth, Helmut Lütkepohl was also bid farewell to his well-deserved retirement. The Executive Board and Kerstin Bernoth thanked him warmly for his important work in doctoral training and at the GC. ...
This study investigates how actual and anticipated intergenerational wealth transfers (i.e., inter-vivo gifts and inheritances) contribute to social stratification in the transition to homeownership. Utilizing discrete-time survival analysis on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (N=13,018), we find that individuals whose parents were manual workers or service workers are less likely to ...
