DOI: 10.1215/00703370-12877885 ISSN: 0070-3370
Wealth Inequality Among Families in a Changing Demographic Landscape: Evidence From Germany, 1988–2017
Lisa Klein, Maximilian Longmuir, Philipp M. LerschHighlights
Demographic change plays an important role in shaping wealth inequality in Germany. Aggregate measures of inequality can hide offsetting effects of demographic change. These offsetting effects are especially pronounced for households with children.