German history over the past 125 years has been turbulent. Marked by two world wars,
revolutions and major regime changes, as well as a hyperinflation and three currency …

This paper presents the first comprehensive study of the long-run evolution of wealth
inequality in Germany. We combine tax data, surveys, national accounts and rich lists to …

We provide a concise introduction to a household-panel data infrastructure that provides the
international research community with longitudinal data of private households in Germany …

This paper analyses the European Commission's assessment of investment needs as
implied by the EU's Paris commitment. We find that official estimates of the green investment …

This paper examines the effects of customer personality, trust, and satisfaction on customer
loyalty in premium banking services. Based on a survey of 210 high-net-worth premium …

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension
rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women and men, we are able to …

The authors examine the historical origins of Germany's 1,032 largest fortunes. The
innovation of this research is to link a rich list from 2019 with rich lists from 1913 and …

This article surveys the measurement of historical wealth and income inequality in Germany.
We discuss the underlying data sources, the challenges they pose, and the opportunities …

Income and wealth surveys are usually affected by unit non‐response and reporting errors,
which contribute to a mismatch with macroeconomic figures from national accounts. In this …

In many countries, wealth is highly concentrated, much more so than income. This review
presents the long run trend of wealth inequality since the 1990s. Subsequently, it discusses …