Journal Article Examining the gender wealth gap Get access Eva M. Sierminska, Sierminska * *CEPS/INSTEAD, BP 48, L-4501 Differdange, Luxembourg, and DIW Berlin; e-mail: eva.sierminska@ceps.lu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Joachim R. Frick, Frick † Berlin, TU Berlin &IZA Bonn; jfrick@diw.de Markus Grabka ‡ mgrabka@diw.de Economic Papers, Volume 62, Issue 4, October 2010, Pages 669–690, https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpq007 Published: 07 April 2010

The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we present an up-to-date assessment the differences across euro area countries in distributions various measures debt conditional on household characteristics. We consider three different outcomes: probability holding debt, amount held and, case secured interest rate paid main mortgage. Second, examine role legal and economic institutions accounting for these differences. use data from first wave a new survey finances, Household Finance Consumption...

The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we present an up-to-date assessment the differences across euro area countries in distributions various measures debt conditional on household characteristics. We consider three different outcomes: probability holding debt, amount held and, case secured interest rate paid main mortgage. Second, examine role legal and economic institutions accounting for these differences. use data from first wave a new survey finances, Household Finance Consumption...

We assess the income and wealth packages of older women's (age 65+ years) households extent to which low is paired with wealth, across a group six high-income countries. use data on net worth from Luxembourg Wealth Study, new cross-national microdatabase. define poverty as having household less than 50% national median asset holding financial assets equivalent 6 months at threshold. Older women typically have do members younger median, but their holdings are generally much higher country's...

The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we present an up-to-date assessment the differences across euro area countries in distributions various measures debt conditional on household characteristics. We consider three different outcomes: probability holding debt, amount held and, case secured interest rate paid main mortgage. Second, examine role legal and economic institutions accounting for these differences. use data from first wave a new survey finances, Household Finance Consumption...

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension and statutory rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women men, we are able to identify extent which redistributive effect rights reduces gap. The data for our analysis come from German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), one few surveys that collects information entitlements at individual level. Pension available in SOEP 2012 only. While relative raw is about 35% (or 31,000 euros) when analysing standard measure net...

In this study we explore the link between household expenditures and wealth across age distribution by examining elasticity of consumption spending from different types wealth. We use a new source harmonized micro data for five countries: Canada, Finland, Italy, Germany US. Our results indicate that effect housing dominates financial in Germany, US, also Canada certain groups. find responsiveness to be statistically significantly lower younger households. The analysis confirms existence...

Recently, papers have started combining the naming of two popular decomposition methods: Oaxaca-Blinder (OB) method and Kitagawa method, a in demographics sociology. Although approaches same objective terms decomposing outcome differences some variable interest between populations, they are framed quite differently do not overlap except special set circumstances. In light Kitigawa’s early precedence, its more recent association with OB, seeming lack any detailed analysis exact relationship...

Recently, papers have started combining the naming of two popular decomposition methods: Oaxaca-Blinder method and Kitagawa method, a in demographics sociology. Although approaches same objective terms decomposing outcome differences some variable interest between populations, they are framed quite differently do not overlap except special set circumstances. Consequently, combined labeling these can be misleading. This note establishes conditions under which methodologies identical when not....

To explore the link between household consumption and wealth, we use a new source of harmonized microdata (Luxembourg Wealth Study). We investigate whether there are differences in wealth effects from different types across age groups. consider three countries: Canada, Italy Finland. find that overall effect housing is stronger than financial for countries sample. Additionally, accordance with life-cycle theory consumption, to be significantly lower younger households. also between-country effect.

The new Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) creates for the first time a harmonized cross national database on household assets and liabilities. This paper describes project, outlines conceptual practical issues that need to be addressed in preparing comparable wealth data across countries, summarizes some results nine countries participating initial phase: Canada, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, States.

The new Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) creates for the first time a harmonized cross national database on household assets and liabilities. This chapter describes project, outlines conceptual practical issues that need to be addressed in preparing comparable wealth data across countries, summarizes initial results eight countries participating phase: Canada, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom States.

We analyze the economic well‐being of older women in cross‐national perspective, comparing United States with four other high‐income countries: Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Sweden. report some first findings based on microdata from a new source, Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS). The LWS, project within larger Income (LIS), is database containing harmonized wealth datasets number industrialized countries. Using LWS data, we income packages held by women, aged 60 older, across these five begin...

Abstract In many countries, low and stable inflation is the focus of monetary policy. Recent empirical evidence from developing countries indicates, however, that costs reducing are disproportionately borne by women. This paper seeks to determine whether a similar pattern evident in nine Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD) using quarterly data 1980–2004. The study examines economy-wide sectoral employment effects gender utilizing two methodologies: single equation...

This paper analyses the existence of an immigrant/native wealth gap by using household survey data for Luxembourg, Germany and Italy. The results show that, in all three countries, a sizeable exists between natives immigrants. Towards upper tail distribution narrows to small extent. persists even after controlling demographic characteristics, country origin, cohort age at migration although cross-country differences exist immigration penalty.

The new Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) creates for the first time a harmonized cross national database on household assets and liabilities. This paper describes project, outlines conceptual practical issues that need to be addressed in preparing comparable wealth data across countries, summarizes initial results eight countries participating phase: Canada, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom States.

The definition and operationalization of wealth information in population surveys the corresponding microdata requires a wide range more or less normative assumptions. However, decisions made both pre- post-data-collection stage may interfere considerably with substantive research question. Looking at data from German SOEP, this paper focuses on impact collecting individual rather than household level, imputation editing as means dealing measurement error. First, we assess how choice unit...