We estimate the size of inheritance and gift flows in Germany for selected years over the last century, applying the methodology used by Piketty (2011) for France and combining national accounts, tax statistics and survey data (mainly the German Socio-Economic Panel, SOEP). The data clearly supports the finding of a U-shaped evolution. The annual flow of inheritance and gifts was almost 15% of national ...
This paper analyses the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It studies the determinants of home Internet use in Germany on the level of counties as well as on the level of individuals. Based on two large data sets, the analyses show that population density itself cannot explain regional differences in Internet use rates. The results rather indicate that it is the different composition ...
The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) accounts more workers who are employed in temporary work as the official statistic of labor contractor transfer / temporary work (ANÜSTAT) for the years 2001 to 2010. In this paper, the question is examined what causes can have such a difference and the impact a selection of employees in temporary work has with regard to the structural characteristics of employment and ...