Research on wealth inequality usually focuses on real and financial assets, while pension wealth - the present value of … and, thus, should be accounted for in peoples' wealth portfolios. Using novel data from the Socio Economic Panel (SOEP …), we show the incidence, relevance, and distribution of individual pension wealth, net worth, and augmented wealth (the sum …

We provide levels of, compositions of, and inequalities in household augmented wealth - defined as the sum of net worth … and pension wealth - for two countries: the United States and Germany. Pension wealth makes up a considerable portion of … household wealth: about 48% in the United States and 61% in Germany. The higher share in Germany narrows the wealth gap between …

pronounced at later stages of the life-cycle through the payment of social security pensions. …

pronounced at later stages of the life-cycle through the payment of social security pensions. …

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account … datasets where information on wealth as well as on pension entitlements is collected at the individual level. Pension wealth … data is available for 2012 only. Individual level wealth data allows to analyze the gender wealth gap between women and men …

particular, public pensions, that smooth incomes over the life-cycle and are funded by high taxes, play an increasingly important …