Wealth Stratification and the Insurance Function of Wealth

This thematic issue examines the insurance function as a mechanism to underlie wealth effects on various outcomes. The articles in this issue shed an innovative light on the insurance function of wealth concerning a range of topics relevant to social stratification and social policy researchers. Thi...

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Subtitles:"Wealth Stratification and the Insurance Function of Wealth"
Main Author: Müller, Nora (Author)
Contributors: Pforr, Klaus 1976- ; Dräger, Jascha 1992-
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 128-134
Further subjects:B Debt
B Welfare State
B Assets
B Social Security
B Covid‐19
B asset poverty
B Housing
B negative life events
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Summary:This thematic issue examines the insurance function as a mechanism to underlie wealth effects on various outcomes. The articles in this issue shed an innovative light on the insurance function of wealth concerning a range of topics relevant to social stratification and social policy researchers. This editorial provides an overview of the contributions of this thematic issue and highlights some gaps and remaining open questions. Altogether, the contributions suggest that wealth can provide insurance against adverse life events in various contexts. However, this insurance effect depends on welfare state characteristics, wealth portfolios, and the way families handle their wealth.
ISSN:2183-2803
Contains:Enthalten in: Social Inclusion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17645/si.v11i1.6680