While most previous 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-Economic Panel (SOEP). Men in couples possess on average 33,000 Euro more net worth than women. We look at five different sets of factors (demographics,...
Eva M. Sierminska, Markus M. Grabka, Jan Marcus
Boston, USA,
05.08.2012
- 11.08.2012| IARIW 2012 General Conference: 32nd General Conference
Researchers have found plenty of evidence that profit rates vary considerably across industries. Moreover, existing evidence suggest that these interindustry differences in rates of return are not temporary but tend to persist. This is at odds with standard theories of open and (perfectly) competitive markets that underly, for instance, applied empirical work in growth accounting. At the same time...
Axel Werwatz, Bernd Görzig, Martin Gornig
Boston, USA,
05.08.2012
- 11.08.2012| IARIW 2012 General Conference: 32nd General Conference
Heike Belitz, Alexander Eickelpasch, Anna Lejpras
Berlin,
01.08.2012
| Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Technologie- und Innovationsförderung im Mittelstand: Abschlussworkshop des BMWi zum Gutachten
The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are moderated by firm size. Drawing on economic and organizational approaches and the devaluation of women's...
Anne Busch, Elke Holst
Buenos Aires, Argentinien,
01.08.2012
- 04.08.2012| Social Justice and Democratization: The Second ISA Forum of Sociology
Boris Heizmann, Anne Busch, Elke Holst
Buenos Aires, Argentinien,
01.08.2012
- 04.08.2012| Social Justice and Democratization: The Second ISA Forum of Sociology
David Richter, Jürgen Schupp, Gert G. Wagner
Kapstadt, Südafrika,
22.07.2012
- 27.07.2012| Psychology Serving Humanity: 30th International Congress of Psychology. ICP 2012
Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Regina T. Riphahn
Berlin,
18.07.2012
| Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen: Wage Mobility in East and West Germany
Karsten Neuhoff
Warschau, Polen,
11.07.2012
| The Role, State and Future Development of EU ETS: Expert Meeting Organised by the Polish Ministry of Environment, National Center for Emissions Management and DIW Berlin
Karsten Neuhoff, Anne Schopp, Rodney Boyd, Kateryna Stelmakh, Alexander Vasa
Warschau, Polen,
11.07.2012
| The Role, State and Future Development of EU ETS: Expert Meeting Organised by the Polish Ministry of Environment, National Center for Emissions Management and DIW Berlin
Aleksandar Zaklan
Berlin,
11.07.2012
| Brown Bag Seminar of the Sustainability Cluster: Why Do Firms Trade Carbon Emission Permits? Evidence from the European Emission Trading Scheme