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Gefuehlt oder real - Wie ungleich sind Vermoegen in Deutschland verteilt? Eine Bestandaufnahme auf Basis neuer Erkenntnisse

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  • Xhulia Likaj

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  • Thomas Fricke

    (Forum New Economy)

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Driften die Vermoegen in Deutschland auseinander? Und hat das Gefaelle Ausmaße erreicht, die wirtschaftlich wie gesellschaftlich problematisch sind? Diese Fragen loesen in Deutschland seit Jahren emotional gefuehrte Streits aus. Dabei schien es lange Zeit selbst unter Wissenschaftlern und Wissenschaftlerinnen keinen Konsens darueber zu geben, wie ungleich die Verhaeltnisse sind – und ob dies als Problem zu werten ist. Dass die Aussagen teils stark kontraer ausfielen, lag dabei auch daran, dass es in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten keine amtliche Statistik dazu gab. In den vergangenen Jahren hat sich die Datenlage aber dank immer neuer Zuschaetzungen von Forschern deutlich verbessert, und ueber Entwicklung und Ausmaß der Ungleichheit hat sich unter Experten zunehmend ein Konsens gebildet, ebenso wie zu den (geeignetsten) Messmethoden der Konzentration. Danach hat die Vermoegenskonzentration in Deutschland seit 1990 und bis in die juengste Zeit stark zugenommen und ist im internationalen Vergleich sehr hoch. In dieser Zeit hat die reichere Haelfte der Bevoelkerung ihr Vermoegen verdoppelt, vor allem dank steigender Kapitalertraege und Vermoegenswerte. Dagegen hat sich der ohnehin schon geringere Anteil der unteren 50 Prozent am Gesamtvermoegen nahezu halbiert. Dass die Vermoegen in Deutschland damit international ueberdurchschnittlich ungleich verteilt sind, gilt selbst unter Beruecksichtigung von Sonderfaktoren wie dem Vorhandensein einer gesetzlichen Rente, die von einigen als ein De-facto-Vermoegen im Alter eingestuft wird. Dieses Paper soll einen Ueberblick ueber den Stand von Forschung und empirischen Befunden zur Verteilung von Vermoegen in Deutschland geben.

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  • Xhulia Likaj & Thomas Fricke, 2023. "Gefuehlt oder real - Wie ungleich sind Vermoegen in Deutschland verteilt? Eine Bestandaufnahme auf Basis neuer Erkenntnisse," Basic Papers 1, Forum New Economy.
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    Keywords

    Vermoegensungleichheit; Kapitalertraege; Unternehmenseigentum; Wohneigentum;
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    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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