Publikationen des Projekts: Comparing Augmented Wealth in the US and Germany

The Joint Distribution of Net Worth and Pension Wealth in Germany

Research on wealth inequality usually focuses on real and financial assets, while pension wealth – the present value of future pension entitlements from public and company pension schemes – receives little attention. This is astonishing, given that pension plans play an important role for material security and well‐being for an overwhelming part of the population and, thus, should be accounted ...