From e76ab2d43a9c4e7b0a1b22ecf7275283c0b4988f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: svemagie <869694+svemagie@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:03:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] feat: add DE-Wealth-Distribution, EU-Wealth-Inequality datasets + update repo docs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Two new datasets with source catalogs (DS-00019, DS-00020): - DE-Wealth-Distribution: Wealth Gini 72.4% (PHF 2023), top shares, inheritance - EU-Wealth-Inequality: Cross-country Gini comparison (50.8–72.6) Updated README.md, Data/README.md, QUICK_REFERENCE.md to document all 24 datasets (7 US + 16 DE + 1 EU), 20 source catalogs, and DE-Plan integration. 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Top-1% share unavailable from surveys — only from WID reconstructions. + +--- + +## Quick Context + +Germany has one of the highest wealth Gini coefficients in the Eurozone (72.4% survey-based, ~76% adjusted). The gap between income inequality (Gini 33.7) and wealth inequality (Gini 72.4) is enormous — wealth is far more concentrated than income. Low homeownership (~45% west, ~29% east) is a key structural driver: renters have median wealth of €18,300 vs. €450,200 for mortgage-free homeowners. + +--- + +## Methodology Summary + +**Approach:** Primary metrics from Bundesbank Panel on Household Finances (PHF) Wave 5 (2023), supplemented by ECB Distributional Wealth Accounts (DWA) and World Inequality Database (WID) for top-tail adjustments. + +**Sources:** +- Bundesbank PHF 2023 (Monthly Report, April 2025) +- ECB HFCS Wave 4 Statistical Tables (July 2023) +- ECB Distributional Wealth Accounts (Economic Bulletin 5/2024) +- DIW Discussion Paper 2105: Albers, Bartels, Schularick — "Wealth and Its Distribution in Germany, 1895–2021" +- World Inequality Database (wid.world/country/germany/) + +**Definition Used:** Net wealth = total assets (real estate, financial assets, business equity, valuables) minus total liabilities (mortgages, consumer debt). Household-level for PHF/HFCS; equal-split individual adults for WID. + +--- + +## Detailed Findings + +### Wealth Gini Trend (Bundesbank PHF) + +| Wave | Year | Wealth Gini | Note | +|------|------|-------------|------| +| Wave 3 | 2017 | ~74% | — | +| Wave 4 | 2021 | 72.8% | — | +| Wave 5 | 2023 | 72.4% | Nominal growth, real decline | + +Virtually no change in inequality across waves. The DWA-adjusted Gini (~76%) is higher because surveys systematically undercount the wealthy (differential non-response). + +### Wealth Concentration (PHF 2023) + +| Group | Share of total net wealth | +|-------|--------------------------| +| Top 1% (WID only) | ~27% | +| Top 5% (DWA) | ~48–49% | +| Top 10% (PHF) | 54% | +| P50–P90 | ~43% | +| Bottom 50% | 2.4% | + +- P90/median ratio: 7.6 (2023), up from 6.8 (2021) +- Mean/median ratio: 3.1 (2023) + +### Wealth Composition by Position + +| Wealth position | Primary assets | Secondary assets | +|----------------|----------------|------------------| +| Bottom 50% (renters) | Savings accounts, vehicles | Low-risk financial instruments | +| Middle (homeowners) | Real estate (dominant) | Savings, insurance | +| Top 10% | Business equity, financial assets (~50%) | Real estate as investment | +| Top 1% | Business stakes, shares, funds, bonds | Multiple real estate holdings | + +- Median wealth of homeowners (no mortgage): **€450,200** +- Median wealth of homeowners (with mortgage): **€379,900** +- Median wealth of renters: **€18,300** +- Homeownership rate: ~45% (west), ~29% (east) + +### Inheritance Patterns + +| Wealth quintile | % received inheritance | Average value | +|----------------|----------------------|---------------| +| Top quintile (Q5) | ~65% | Significantly above mean | +| Overall average | — | €193,000 (current value) | +| Bottom quintile (Q1) | Low (~10-15%) | ~€30,000 range | + +*Source: OECD "Inheritance Taxation in OECD Countries" (2021), DIW Economic Bulletin 16/2016* + +- Receiving an inheritance lifts a household by approximately **14 net wealth percentiles** on average +- In Germany, inheritance is relatively MORE important for wealth accumulation among less wealthy households (unlike Austria/France) +- In absolute terms, wealthy households receive far larger inheritances + +### Real vs. Nominal Wealth (PHF 2023) + +| Measure | 2021 | 2023 | Change | +|---------|------|------|--------| +| Mean net wealth (nominal) | €316,500 | €324,800 | +3% | +| Mean net wealth (real, 2021 prices) | €268,700 | €239,200 | **-11%** | + +Inflation eroded real wealth significantly between 2021 and 2023. + +--- + +## Source Analysis + +| Source | Strengths | Weaknesses | Weight | +|--------|-----------|------------|--------| +| **Bundesbank PHF** | Official; triennial; detailed composition data; largest German wealth survey | Under-represents top tail; triennial lag | Very High | +| **ECB DWA** | National-accounts-adjusted; quarterly updates; corrects survey bias | Model-dependent; shorter time series (since 2015) | High | +| **WID (DIW DP 2105)** | Top-tail correction via tax data + rich lists; 125-year time series | Academic estimates; less frequently updated | High | +| **OECD Inheritance** | Cross-national comparable; standardized methodology | Based on older HFCS waves; limited country coverage | Medium | + +### Key Source Conflicts + +1. **Top-10% share:** PHF says 54%, WID says ~60%. Resolution: PHF is raw survey (lower bound), WID adjusts for differential non-response (upper bound). Both are valid for different purposes — PHF for trend, WID for level. +2. **Bottom-50% share:** PHF says 2.4%, WID says ~1.2%. Resolution: Different unit of analysis — PHF uses households, WID uses equal-split individual adults. Household units compress inequality at the bottom. + +--- + +## Alternative Estimates & Why We Differ + +| Estimate | Source | What It Actually Measures | Why It Differs | +|----------|--------|--------------------------|----------------| +| Gini 72.4% | PHF 2023 | Survey responses, household level | Raw survey — lower bound | +| Gini ~76% | ECB DWA | Adjusted to national accounts | Corrects underreporting | +| Top-10%: 54% | PHF 2023 | Survey-reported wealth, households | Under-samples ultra-rich | +| Top-10%: ~60% | WID 2021 | Adjusted via tax + capitalization | Corrects non-response | + +### Why Our Approach + +- We report BOTH survey-based and adjusted estimates because neither alone tells the full story +- PHF 2023 (Wave 5) is the most current official data point available +- WID/DWA adjustments are necessary for top-tail accuracy but carry model uncertainty +- The Gini difference (72.4% vs ~76%) itself is informative — it quantifies how much surveys miss + +**Key insight:** The 4-point Gini gap between survey and adjusted estimates is not a contradiction — it measures how much wealth is invisible to household surveys, concentrated in the top 0.1%. + +--- + +## Research Metadata + +| Attribute | Value | +|-----------|-------| +| **Research Date** | 2026-04-23 | +| **Researcher** | Sven / PAI | +| **Method** | Bundesbank PHF (primary); ECB DWA + WID (top-tail adjustment) | +| **Confidence Level** | 85–95% for survey metrics; 80% for WID top-1% | +| **Known Gaps** | Decile-level composition percentages (in PHF tables, not web-accessible); top-0.1% share; pension wealth (excluded from net wealth) | +| **Update Frequency** | PHF: triennial (next: ~2026); DWA: quarterly; WID: irregular | + +--- + +## Connection to DE-Plan + +- Wealth Gini 72.4% vs income Gini 33.7 → **CHALLENGE 4**: material inequality is far deeper than income metrics suggest; precarity is structural +- Bottom-50% holding 2.4% → **CHALLENGE 4**: half the population has no meaningful wealth buffer; economic shocks hit hardest +- Inheritance as wealth driver → **CHALLENGE 5**: knowledge access AND wealth access are intergenerationally transmitted +- Homeownership gap (45% vs EU ~70%) → structural driver unique to Germany that inflates measured wealth inequality + +--- + +## Changelog + +| Date | Change | Reason | +|------|--------|--------| +| 2026-04-23 | Initial dataset created | Wealth GINI missing from Substrate; Böckler article triggered gap identification | diff --git a/Data/EU-Wealth-Inequality/EU-Wealth-Inequality.md b/Data/EU-Wealth-Inequality/EU-Wealth-Inequality.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7be4744 --- /dev/null +++ b/Data/EU-Wealth-Inequality/EU-Wealth-Inequality.md @@ -0,0 +1,216 @@ +# EU Wealth Inequality + +**Last Updated:** 2026-04-23 +**Update Method:** Manual — ECB HFCS (triennial), ECB DWA (quarterly), Eurofound reports +**Coverage:** Net wealth distribution comparison across Eurozone member states + +--- + +## 🎯 BEST ESTIMATE + +| Metric | Value | Confidence | Last Updated | +|--------|-------|------------|--------------| +| **Highest Eurozone wealth Gini** | **72.6 (Germany)** | 90% | 2021 (HFCS Wave 4) | +| **Lowest Eurozone wealth Gini** | **50.8 (Slovakia)** | 90% | 2021 (HFCS Wave 4) | +| **Euro area Gini trend (DWA)** | **~1.5pp decline since 2015** | 85% | 2024 (ECB DWA) | +| **Euro area Top-5% share** | **>43%** | 85% | Q3 2022 (ECB DWA) | +| **Germany Top-5% share (DWA)** | **~48–49%** | 85% | Q3 2022 (ECB DWA) | +| **Latvia Top-5% share (DWA)** | **~59% (highest)** | 80% | Q3 2022 (ECB DWA) | + +**One-liner:** Germany's wealth Gini (72.6) is highest in the Eurozone, Slovakia's lowest (50.8). + +**Caveat:** HFCS Gini values are survey-based and underestimate true inequality; individual country top-1% shares are unavailable from HFCS — only WID provides these. Full country-by-country table requires HFCS Statistical Tables PDF. + +--- + +## Quick Context + +Wealth inequality varies dramatically across the Eurozone — from a Gini of 50.8 (Slovakia) to 72.6 (Germany). Counter-intuitively, several southern European countries have LOWER wealth inequality than Germany, partly because higher homeownership rates distribute wealth more broadly. The Eurozone-wide trend shows a slight decline in wealth inequality since 2015 (~1.5pp Gini decrease), driven by house price increases that benefit middle-wealth households. + +--- + +## Methodology Summary + +**Approach:** Cross-country comparison using ECB HFCS Wave 4 (reference year 2021), supplemented by ECB DWA for top-percentile shares and Eurofound analysis for trend data. + +**Sources:** +- ECB HFCS Wave 4 Statistical Tables (July 2023) +- ECB Distributional Wealth Accounts (Economic Bulletin 5/2024) +- Eurofound "A picture of wealth inequality across EU Member States" (2025) +- World Inequality Database (wid.world) for top-1% shares where available + +**Definition Used:** Net wealth Gini at household level; HFCS methodology with oversampling of wealthy households in most countries. + +--- + +## Detailed Findings + +### Wealth Gini by Country (HFCS Wave 4, 2021) + +| Country | Wealth Gini (2021) | Trend 2010–2021 | +|---------|-------------------|-----------------| +| **Germany** | **72.6** | Declining (sustained) | +| **Spain** | **~71** | Increasing (consistent) | +| **Ireland** | **~70** | Declining (sustained) | +| **Austria** | **~68** | Declining (sustained) | +| **France** | **~67** | No consistent trend | +| **Portugal** | **~67** | — | +| **Netherlands** | **~65** | Declining (recent, 2017–2021) | +| **Finland** | **~63** | Increasing (consistent) | +| **Italy** | **~62** | — | +| **Belgium** | **~61** | — | +| **Luxembourg** | **~60** | Declining (sustained) | +| **Greece** | **~59** | — | +| **Latvia** | **~58** | Declining (sustained) | +| **Slovenia** | **~57** | — | +| **Estonia** | **~56** | — | +| **Lithuania** | **~55** | — | +| **Malta** | **~54** | — | +| **Cyprus** | **~53** | — | +| **Slovakia** | **50.8** | — | + +*Sources: Eurofound (2025), HFCS Statistical Tables. Values marked ~ are approximate from Eurofound visualizations; exact values in ECB HFCS Statistical Tables PDF. Germany/Slovakia values are confirmed exact.* + +**Key pattern:** Germany and Spain have the highest wealth inequality. Countries with high homeownership (Slovakia ~90%, Slovenia ~75%) have lower Gini. Germany's low homeownership (~45%) inflates its Gini substantially. + +### Top-10% and Top-5% Wealth Shares (ECB DWA, Q1 2025) + +**Top-10% net wealth share:** + +| Country | Top-10% share | +|---------|--------------| +| Latvia | 64.0% | +| Austria | 64.0% | +| Germany | 60.5% | +| Italy | 60.3% | +| France | 54.8% | +| Spain | 53.4% | +| Euro area aggregate | 57.2% | +| Malta | 42.7% (lowest) | + +**Top-5% net wealth share:** + +| Country | Top-5% share | +|---------|-------------| +| Latvia | 54.0% | +| Austria | 53.1% | +| Lithuania | 51.7% | +| Euro area aggregate | 44.2% | +| Slovakia | 34.4% | +| Greece | 33.0% | +| Netherlands | 32.8% | +| Malta | 30.8% (lowest) | + +*Source: ECB Distributional Wealth Accounts, Q1 2025. Top-1% shares not published by ECB; only available via WID.* + +**Bottom-50% net wealth share:** + +| Country | Bottom-50% share | +|---------|-----------------| +| Slovakia | ~17% (highest) | +| Euro area aggregate | 5.2% (€3.17T of €61T) | +| Germany | ~4% | + +*Source: Eurofound (2021 HFCS data), ECB DWA.* + +### Median and Mean Wealth per Adult — The German Paradox + +| Country | Median wealth (€, per adult, 2024) | Mean wealth (€, per adult, 2024) | Mean/Median ratio | +|---------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------| +| Luxembourg | 365,244 | 523,591 | 1.4 | +| Belgium | 234,238 | 322,805 | 1.4 | +| France | 134,901 | 278,550 | 2.1 | +| Netherlands | 121,855 | 342,477 | 2.8 | +| Spain | 116,676 | 215,945 | 1.9 | +| Italy | 114,988 | 198,321 | 1.7 | +| Malta | 111,673 | — | — | +| **Germany** | **69,949** | **237,172** | **3.4** | + +*Source: Euronews/UBS Global Wealth Report 2025 (per adult, 2024 data).* + +**Household-level (HFCS/Bundesbank):** Germany household median ~€106,000 (2021); west €127,900, east €43,400. PHF 2023 mean = €324,800 (household-level, not per-adult). + +**The German paradox:** Despite being the largest Eurozone economy, Germany's median wealth per adult (€69,949) is LOWER than Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. This is because: +1. Low homeownership rate (~45% vs 70%+ in Southern Europe) +2. High rental market with strong tenant protections (disincentivizing purchase) +3. Wealth is extremely concentrated: the mean is 3.4x the median (vs ~1.4x in Belgium) + +### Wealth Composition — Euro Area Aggregate (ECB DWA 2024) + +| Asset class | Share of total assets (€69T) | +|-------------|------------------------------| +| Housing assets | 56.7% (€39T) | +| Business wealth | 14.8% (€10.3T) | +| Bank deposits | 13.5% | +| Other financial | ~15% | +| **Total liabilities** | **€8T** | +| **Net wealth** | **€61T** | + +Housing = 63% of total net wealth on average (Eurofound 2021). The top 10% hold ~80% of all equities, investment fund shares, and bonds. + +Germany's low homeownership (~44–47%) is the PRIMARY explanatory factor for its low median wealth. Six member states have homeownership above 80% (Slovakia, Malta, Slovenia, Lithuania, and others). + +### Inheritance Patterns Across Countries + +| Country | Inheritance receipt rate (top quintile) | Average inheritance value | +|---------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------| +| Cyprus | — | ~€274,000 | +| Austria | ~65% | ~€230,000 | +| Germany (west) | ~60% | ~€193,000 | + +*Source: OECD "Inheritance Taxation in OECD Countries" (2021), DIW Economic Bulletin 16/2016, CEPR/VoxEU.* + +- About one-third of households across Europe report having received an intergenerational wealth transfer +- Top 1% of households received ~18% of total transfer amounts in Germany +- Transfer wealth accounts for ~one-third of overall wealth inequality in Germany and Italy, vs. ~one-tenth in the US +- Receiving an inheritance lifts a household by ~14 net wealth percentiles on average +- In France and Germany, ~one-third of total transfer value comes via gifts (inter vivos); rest via inheritance + +### Eurozone Trend: Slight Decline in Inequality (2015–2024) + +The ECB DWA shows the euro area wealth Gini decreased by ~1.5pp since 2015. Primary driver: rising house prices benefiting the middle of the distribution (homeowners in P50–P90). This masks divergent country trends — Finland's Gini is increasing while Germany's is slightly declining. + +--- + +## Source Analysis + +| Source | Strengths | Weaknesses | Weight | +|--------|-----------|------------|--------| +| **ECB HFCS Wave 4** | Official; harmonized methodology; 20+ countries | Triennial lag; undersamples top tail; country-level Gini exact values in PDF only | Very High | +| **ECB DWA** | National-accounts-adjusted; quarterly; top-5% shares | Model-dependent; shorter time series | High | +| **Eurofound (2025)** | Trend analysis 2010–2021; accessible format | Approximate values from visualizations | High | +| **WID** | Top-1% shares; national-accounts basis | Country coverage uneven; methodology varies by country | Medium | + +### Key Source Conflicts + +1. **Germany Gini:** HFCS reports 72.6 (2021), Bundesbank PHF reports 72.8 (2021) and 72.4 (2023). Minor difference due to sample vintage. We use HFCS for cross-country comparison and PHF for Germany-specific analysis. +2. **Cross-country median wealth:** The "German paradox" (low median despite high GDP) is a real finding, not an artifact — confirmed across multiple HFCS waves and by ECB research papers. + +--- + +## Research Metadata + +| Attribute | Value | +|-----------|-------| +| **Research Date** | 2026-04-23 | +| **Researcher** | Sven / PAI | +| **Method** | ECB HFCS Wave 4 (cross-country Gini); ECB DWA (top-percentile shares); Eurofound (trends) | +| **Confidence Level** | 85–90% for Gini values; 80% for DWA top shares | +| **Known Gaps** | Top-1% shares per country (only WID); exact Gini for mid-range countries (from PDF); non-Eurozone EU members (HFCS covers Eurozone + Hungary, Poland, Croatia) | +| **Update Frequency** | HFCS: triennial; DWA: quarterly; next HFCS wave expected ~2024/2025 data | + +--- + +## Connection to DE-Plan + +- Germany at top of Eurozone Gini ranking → **CHALLENGE 4**: wealth precarity is a structural German problem, not just an EU-wide issue +- German paradox (low median wealth despite high GDP) → **CHALLENGE 4**: Germany's economic strength does not translate into broad material security +- Homeownership as Gini driver → structural policy lever unique to Germany; not addressed by income redistribution alone + +--- + +## Changelog + +| Date | Change | Reason | +|------|--------|--------| +| 2026-04-23 | Initial dataset created | EU-wide wealth comparison missing from Substrate; complements DE-Wealth-Distribution | diff --git a/Data/README.md b/Data/README.md index 80d2ba8..3add3a6 100644 --- a/Data/README.md +++ b/Data/README.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ The Data directory contains curated, ground-truth datasets about important aspec ### Quick Reference +**🇺🇸 United States** + | Dataset | Best Estimate | One-liner | |---------|--------------|-----------| | [Knowledge Worker Compensation](./Knowledge-Worker-Global-Salaries/SUMMARY.md) | $35-50T global, $6-12T US | Global knowledge workers earn $35-50T annually | @@ -22,6 +24,33 @@ The Data directory contains curated, ground-truth datasets about important aspec | [US Common Metrics](./US-Common-Metrics/SUMMARY.md) | 60+ indicators | Real-time dashboard of U.S. economic indicators | | [Pulitzer Winners](./Pulitzer-Prize-Winners/SUMMARY.md) | 249 winners | Complete Arts & Letters database (1918-2024) | +**🇩🇪 Germany** + +| Dataset | Best Estimate | One-liner | +|---------|--------------|-----------| +| [DE Common Metrics](./DE-Common-Metrics/DE-Common-Metrics.md) | 29 indicators | Real-time dashboard of German economic indicators | +| [DE Wealth Distribution](./DE-Wealth-Distribution/DE-Wealth-Distribution.md) | Gini 72.4% | Top 10% hold 54% of wealth, bottom 50% just 2.4% | +| [DE Social Mobility](./DE-Social-Mobility/DE-Social-Mobility.md) | 61% vs 14% | Gymnasium rate gap by parental education | +| [DE Democracy Metrics](./DE-Democracy-Metrics/DE-Democracy-Metrics.md) | Multiple | Democratic resilience indicators | +| [DE Social Isolation](./DE-Social-Isolation/) | Multiple | Social connection and loneliness metrics | +| [DE Mental Health](./DE-Mental-Health/) | Multiple | Mental health indicators | +| [DE Wellbeing](./DE-Wellbeing/) | Multiple | Wellbeing indicators | +| [DE World Values](./DE-World-Values/) | Multiple | Value orientations (WVS/EVS) | +| [DE Platform Media](./DE-Platform-Media/) | Multiple | Platform dependency metrics | +| [DE Epistemic Competence](./DE-Epistemic-Competence/) | Multiple | Media literacy indicators | +| [DE Parliament Activity](./DE-Parliament-Activity/) | Multiple | Bundestag legislative activity | +| [DE Lobby Transparency](./DE-Lobby-Transparency/) | Multiple | Lobbyregister metrics | +| [DE Federal Budget](./DE-Federal-Budget/) | Multiple | Bundeshaushalt data | +| [DE Energy Mix](./DE-Energy-Mix/) | Multiple | Energy transition metrics | +| [DE Church Exits](./DE-Church-Exits/) | Multiple | Kirchenaustritte | +| [DE Wastewater](./DE-Wastewater-Surveillance/) | Multiple | SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels | + +**🇪🇺 European Union** + +| Dataset | Best Estimate | One-liner | +|---------|--------------|-----------| +| [EU Wealth Inequality](./EU-Wealth-Inequality/EU-Wealth-Inequality.md) | Gini 50.8–72.6 | Germany highest wealth Gini in Eurozone, Slovakia lowest | + ### Schema Structure Every `SUMMARY.md` follows this structure: @@ -98,51 +127,82 @@ Use the [DATASET-TEMPLATE.md](./DATASET-TEMPLATE.md) when creating new datasets. Data/ ├── DATASET-TEMPLATE.md # Schema template for new datasets ├── README.md # This file -├── UPDATES.md # Global changelog -├── sources/ # External data source catalog -│ ├── DS-00001—WHO_Global_Health_Observatory/ -│ ├── DS-00002—UN_SDG_Indicators/ -│ ├── DS-00003—World_Bank_Open_Data/ -│ ├── DS-00004—FRED_Economic_Wellbeing/ -│ ├── DS-00005—CDC_WONDER_Mortality/ -│ ├── DS-00006—Census_ACS_Social_Wellbeing/ -│ ├── DS-00007—BLS_JOLTS_Labor_Market/ -│ ├── DS-00008—EPA_Air_Quality_System/ -│ └── WELLBEING_DATA_SOURCES.md +├── sources/ # External data source catalog (DS-00001 – DS-00020) +│ +│ # 🇺🇸 US Datasets ├── Bay-Area-COVID-Wastewater/ # COVID wastewater surveillance -│ └── SUMMARY.md # ← Start here ├── Knowledge-Worker-Global-Salaries/ # Knowledge economy compensation -│ └── SUMMARY.md # ← Start here ├── Pulitzer-Prize-Winners/ # Arts & Letters Pulitzer data -│ └── SUMMARY.md # ← Start here ├── US-Common-Metrics/ # 60+ US economic indicators -│ └── SUMMARY.md # ← Start here -├── US-GDP/ # US GDP data -│ └── SUMMARY.md # ← Start here -├── US-Inflation/ # CPI/inflation data -│ └── SUMMARY.md # ← Start here -└── US-Presidential-Approval/ # Approval ratings 1937-2025 - └── SUMMARY.md # ← Start here +├── US-GDP/ # US GDP data (1929–2025) +├── US-Inflation/ # CPI/inflation data (1947–2025) +├── US-Presidential-Approval/ # Approval ratings (1937–2025) +│ +│ # 🇩🇪 Germany Datasets (DE-Plan) +├── DE-Church-Exits/ # Kirchenaustritte +├── DE-Common-Metrics/ # 29 economic/demographic indicators +├── DE-Democracy-Metrics/ # Democratic resilience indicators +├── DE-Energy-Mix/ # Energy transition (SMARD) +├── DE-Epistemic-Competence/ # Media literacy (PISA/ICILS) +├── DE-Federal-Budget/ # Bundeshaushalt data +├── DE-Lobby-Transparency/ # Lobbyregister Bundestag +├── DE-Mental-Health/ # Mental health indicators +├── DE-Parliament-Activity/ # Bundestag legislative activity (DIP) +├── DE-Platform-Media/ # Platform dependency metrics +├── DE-Social-Isolation/ # Social connection metrics +├── DE-Social-Mobility/ # Education stratification +├── DE-Wastewater-Surveillance/ # RKI AMELAG SARS-CoV-2 +├── DE-Wealth-Distribution/ # Wealth Gini, top shares, inheritance +├── DE-Wellbeing/ # Wellbeing indicators +├── DE-World-Values/ # Value orientations (WVS/EVS) +│ +│ # 🇪🇺 EU Datasets +└── EU-Wealth-Inequality/ # Cross-country wealth Gini comparison ``` -**Start with SUMMARY.md** in any dataset directory—it gives you the answer first. +**Start with the main .md file** in any dataset directory — it gives you the answer first. --- ## Dataset Categories ### Economic Indicators -- **[US GDP](./US-GDP/SUMMARY.md)** - Gross Domestic Product (1929-2025) -- **[US Inflation](./US-Inflation/SUMMARY.md)** - CPI data (1947-2025) +- **[US GDP](./US-GDP/SUMMARY.md)** - Gross Domestic Product (1929–2025) +- **[US Inflation](./US-Inflation/SUMMARY.md)** - CPI data (1947–2025) - **[US Common Metrics](./US-Common-Metrics/SUMMARY.md)** - 60+ economic indicators dashboard +- **[DE Common Metrics](./DE-Common-Metrics/DE-Common-Metrics.md)** - 29 German economic/demographic indicators +- **[DE Federal Budget](./DE-Federal-Budget/)** - Bundeshaushalt data - **[Knowledge Worker Compensation](./Knowledge-Worker-Global-Salaries/SUMMARY.md)** - Global and US compensation estimates -### Political & Social -- **[Presidential Approval](./US-Presidential-Approval/SUMMARY.md)** - Approval ratings (1937-2025) -- **[Pulitzer Winners](./Pulitzer-Prize-Winners/SUMMARY.md)** - Arts & Letters awards (1918-2024) +### Wealth & Inequality +- **[DE Wealth Distribution](./DE-Wealth-Distribution/DE-Wealth-Distribution.md)** - Wealth Gini 72.4%, top shares, inheritance +- **[EU Wealth Inequality](./EU-Wealth-Inequality/EU-Wealth-Inequality.md)** - Cross-country Gini comparison (50.8–72.6) +- **[DE Social Mobility](./DE-Social-Mobility/DE-Social-Mobility.md)** - Education stratification by parental background + +### Democracy & Governance +- **[DE Democracy Metrics](./DE-Democracy-Metrics/DE-Democracy-Metrics.md)** - Democratic resilience indicators +- **[DE Parliament Activity](./DE-Parliament-Activity/)** - Bundestag legislative activity +- **[DE Lobby Transparency](./DE-Lobby-Transparency/)** - Lobbyregister Bundestag +- **[Presidential Approval](./US-Presidential-Approval/SUMMARY.md)** - US approval ratings (1937–2025) + +### Media & Knowledge +- **[DE Platform Media](./DE-Platform-Media/)** - Platform dependency metrics +- **[DE Epistemic Competence](./DE-Epistemic-Competence/)** - Media literacy (PISA/ICILS) +- **[Pulitzer Winners](./Pulitzer-Prize-Winners/SUMMARY.md)** - Arts & Letters awards (1918–2024) + +### Social & Health +- **[DE Social Isolation](./DE-Social-Isolation/)** - Social connection metrics +- **[DE Mental Health](./DE-Mental-Health/)** - Mental health indicators +- **[DE Wellbeing](./DE-Wellbeing/)** - Wellbeing indicators +- **[DE World Values](./DE-World-Values/)** - Value orientations (WVS/EVS) +- **[DE Church Exits](./DE-Church-Exits/)** - Kirchenaustritte ### Health & Public Safety -- **[COVID Wastewater](./Bay-Area-COVID-Wastewater/SUMMARY.md)** - California wastewater surveillance +- **[COVID Wastewater (Bay Area)](./Bay-Area-COVID-Wastewater/SUMMARY.md)** - California wastewater surveillance +- **[DE Wastewater Surveillance](./DE-Wastewater-Surveillance/)** - RKI AMELAG SARS-CoV-2 + +### Energy +- **[DE Energy Mix](./DE-Energy-Mix/)** - Energy transition metrics (SMARD) --- diff --git a/Data/sources/DS-00019—DE_Wealth_Distribution/source.md b/Data/sources/DS-00019—DE_Wealth_Distribution/source.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..17964e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Data/sources/DS-00019—DE_Wealth_Distribution/source.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +# DE Wealth Distribution — Source Catalog + +**Source ID:** DS-00019 +**Record Created:** 2026-04-23 +**Cataloger:** Sven / PAI + +--- + +## Sources + +### Bundesbank Panel on Household Finances (PHF) +- **URL:** https://www.bundesbank.de/en/bundesbank/research/panel-on-household-finances +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Triennial household wealth survey; net wealth, composition, Gini, percentile shares +- **Key publications:** + - PHF 2023 (Wave 5): Monthly Report April 2025 + - PHF 2021 (Wave 4): Monthly Report April 2023 +- **Update frequency:** Triennial (~every 3 years) + +### ECB Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) +- **URL:** https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/ecb_surveys/hfcs/html/index.en.html +- **Statistical Tables PDF:** https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/hfcn/HFCS_Statistical_Tables_Wave_2021_July2023.pdf +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Harmonized Eurozone-wide wealth survey; Gini, percentile shares, composition +- **Update frequency:** Triennial (Wave 4 = 2021; Wave 5 expected ~2025) + +### ECB Distributional Wealth Accounts (DWA) +- **URL:** https://data.ecb.europa.eu/data/data-categories/macroeconomic-and-sectoral-statistics/sector-accounts/distributional-wealth-accounts +- **Article:** https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-bulletin/articles/2024/html/ecb.ebart202405_02~50a620f16b.en.html +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** National-accounts-adjusted wealth distribution; quarterly; top-5%, top-10% shares +- **Update frequency:** Quarterly + +### World Inequality Database (WID) — Germany +- **URL:** https://wid.world/country/germany/ +- **Research paper:** DIW Discussion Paper 2105 (Albers, Bartels, Schularick) +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Top-1%, top-10% wealth shares; national-accounts basis; 1895–2021 time series +- **Update frequency:** Irregular (academic publication-driven) + +### OECD Inheritance Taxation in OECD Countries (2021) +- **URL:** https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/e2879a7d-en/1/3/1/index.html +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Inheritance receipt rates and values by wealth quintile; cross-country +- **Update frequency:** One-off report (2021) + +### DIW Economic Bulletin — Inheritances in Europe +- **URL:** https://www.diw.de/documents/publikationen/73/diw_01.c.532523.de/diw_econ_bull_2016-16-1.pdf +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Inheritance patterns by income/wealth group across EU +- **Update frequency:** One-off (2016) + +--- + +## Dataset + +`Data/DE-Wealth-Distribution/DE-Wealth-Distribution.md` + +## Connection to DE-Plan + +CHALLENGE 4 (material precarity), CHALLENGE 5 (intergenerational transmission) diff --git a/Data/sources/DS-00020—EU_Wealth_Inequality/source.md b/Data/sources/DS-00020—EU_Wealth_Inequality/source.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ee2160 --- /dev/null +++ b/Data/sources/DS-00020—EU_Wealth_Inequality/source.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# EU Wealth Inequality — Source Catalog + +**Source ID:** DS-00020 +**Record Created:** 2026-04-23 +**Cataloger:** Sven / PAI + +--- + +## Sources + +### ECB Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) +- **URL:** https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/ecb_surveys/hfcs/html/index.en.html +- **Statistical Tables PDF:** https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/hfcn/HFCS_Statistical_Tables_Wave_2021_July2023.pdf +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Harmonized Eurozone-wide wealth survey; country-level Gini, percentile shares +- **Update frequency:** Triennial (Wave 4 = 2021) + +### ECB Distributional Wealth Accounts (DWA) +- **URL:** https://data.ecb.europa.eu/data/data-categories/macroeconomic-and-sectoral-statistics/sector-accounts/distributional-wealth-accounts +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Top-5% and top-10% shares by country; quarterly +- **Update frequency:** Quarterly + +### Eurofound — Wealth Inequality Reports (2025) +- **Gini by country:** https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/surveys-and-data/data-catalogue/net-wealth-inequality-eu-member-states-2010-and-2021-gini-index- +- **Wealth shares:** https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/surveys-and-data/data-catalogue/net-wealth-inequality-and-wealth-share-by-wealth-percentile-member-states-2021 +- **Full report:** https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publications/all/a-picture-of-wealth-inequality-across-eu-member-states +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Trend analysis 2010–2021; country visualizations; wealth shares by percentile +- **Update frequency:** Periodic reports + +### World Inequality Database (WID) +- **URL:** https://wid.world/ +- **Auth:** None +- **Coverage:** Top-1% wealth shares per country (where available); national-accounts basis +- **Update frequency:** Irregular + +--- + +## Dataset + +`Data/EU-Wealth-Inequality/EU-Wealth-Inequality.md` + +## Connection to DE-Plan + +CHALLENGE 4 (structural wealth precarity — Germany ranks worst in EU) diff --git a/QUICK_REFERENCE.md b/QUICK_REFERENCE.md index 2d44fcb..c6258f4 100644 --- a/QUICK_REFERENCE.md +++ b/QUICK_REFERENCE.md @@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ git merge upstream/main | Directory | Contains | ID Format | |-----------|----------|-----------| -| `Data/` | Core datasets | Folder names | -| `Data-Sources/` | Wellbeing sources | `DS-00001` | +| `Data/` | Core datasets (US, DE, EU) | Folder names | +| `Data/sources/` | Source catalog | `DS-00001` – `DS-00020` | +| `Plans/` | Country plans (US, DE) | `PL-00001` | | `Problems/` | Documented challenges | `PR-00001` | | `Solutions/` | Proven approaches | `SO-00001` | | `Arguments/` | Reasoning chains | `AR-00001` | | `Claims/` | Evidence-linked assertions | `CL-00001` | -| `Plans/` | Actionable strategies | `PL-00001` | | `Ideas/` | Frameworks | `ID-00001` | | `People/` | Researchers | `PE-00001` | | `Organizations/` | Groups | `OR-00001` | @@ -141,16 +141,40 @@ git merge upstream/main ## Data Sources Quick Reference +**🌍 Global** + | ID | Source | Key Indicators | |----|--------|----------------| | DS-00001 | WHO Global Health | Health indicators (194 countries) | | DS-00002 | UN SDG | Sustainable Development Goals | | DS-00003 | World Bank | Development metrics | + +**🇺🇸 United States** + +| ID | Source | Key Indicators | +|----|--------|----------------| | DS-00004 | FRED Economic | Debt, unemployment, inequality | | DS-00005 | CDC WONDER | Overdoses, suicides, mortality | | DS-00006 | Census ACS | Social isolation, commute, digital divide | | DS-00007 | BLS JOLTS | Quit rate, job openings, layoffs | | DS-00008 | EPA Air Quality | PM2.5, ozone, air quality | +| DS-00009 | EIA Energy | Energy production/consumption | +| DS-00010 | Treasury Fiscal | Federal revenue/spending | + +**🇩🇪 Germany** + +| ID | Source | Key Indicators | +|----|--------|----------------| +| DS-00011 | Lobbyregister Bundestag | Registered lobbyists, expenditure | +| DS-00012 | SMARD Strommarkt | Energy mix, renewable share | +| DS-00013 | Bundeshaushalt | Federal budget allocation | +| DS-00014 | DIP Bundestag | Legislative activity, Drucksachen | +| DS-00015 | Platform Media | Platform usage, news consumption | +| DS-00016 | Epistemic Competence | Media literacy, PISA scores | +| DS-00017 | Social Mobility | Gymnasium rates, education spending | +| DS-00018 | RKI AMELAG Wastewater | SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels | +| DS-00019 | Wealth Distribution | Wealth Gini, top shares, inheritance | +| DS-00020 | EU Wealth Inequality | Cross-country Gini, DWA shares | --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index eb8dfdf..ff63194 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ graph TB ### 📊 **Authoritative Data** -- **13 Data Sources** across 100+ years +- **30+ Datasets** across US and Germany +- **20 Source Catalogs** with full provenance - **Library science methodology** (8 dimensions) - **Government agencies** + verified databases - **TypeScript automation** with Bun runtime -- **Full documentation** for every dataset - **Free APIs** with excellent access - **Human wellbeing indicators** beyond GDP - **Real-time** to annual update frequencies @@ -134,66 +134,48 @@ graph TB ## 🚀 What's New > [!TIP] -> **October 2025 - Massive Data Expansion!** +> **April 2026 — Germany expansion: 16 DE datasets + EU wealth comparison!** > -> We just added **8 authoritative data sources** measuring human wellbeing beyond traditional economic metrics. Now track financial stress, health crises, social connection, worker agency, and environmental health. +> The Substrate now covers Germany in depth with 16 datasets tracking democratic resilience, wealth distribution, social mobility, epistemic competence, and more — tied together by the DE-Plan for democratic strengthening.
📅 Latest Updates (Click to expand) -### 🔥 October 27, 2025 - Human Wellbeing Infrastructure +### 🔥 April 2026 — DE Wealth Distribution & EU Comparison -**5 NEW US Wellbeing Data Sources:** +**2 NEW Datasets:** -| Added | Source | What It Measures | -|-------|--------|------------------| -| 🆕 | **DS-00004** FRED Economic Wellbeing | Debt stress, unemployment, inequality | -| 🆕 | **DS-00005** CDC WONDER Mortality | Overdoses, suicides, deaths of despair | -| 🆕 | **DS-00006** Census ACS Social | Living alone, commute times, isolation | -| 🆕 | **DS-00007** BLS JOLTS Labor | Worker "permission to quit" index | -| 🆕 | **DS-00008** EPA Air Quality | PM2.5, ozone, environmental health | +| Added | Dataset | Key Finding | +|-------|---------|-------------| +| 🆕 | **DE-Wealth-Distribution** | Wealth Gini 72.4% — far above income Gini (33.7) | +| 🆕 | **EU-Wealth-Inequality** | Germany has highest wealth Gini in Eurozone (72.6) | -**Why This Matters:** -> "If we measure only GDP and unemployment, we will miss the slow-motion collapse of human thriving happening in plain sight." +Sources: Bundesbank PHF Wave 5 (2023), ECB DWA Q1 2025, World Inequality Database, Eurofound. -These sources capture: -- 💰 **Leading indicators** - Financial stress predicts recessions -- 🎭 **Behavioral truth** - Actions reveal what surveys miss -- 🏗️ **Structural determinants** - Air quality you can't "self-care" out of -- 🚨 **Crisis detection** - County-level suffering visibility -- 🆓 **Worker agency** - Quit rate = economic freedom measure +### March–April 2026 — Germany Dataset Expansion -### October 25, 2025 - Core Data Updates -- ✅ Pulitzer Prize, GDP, inflation data refreshed -- ✅ Knowledge Worker Salaries validation completed +16 German datasets created covering all 6 DE-Plan challenges: +- Democratic metrics, parliament activity, lobby transparency +- Social isolation, mental health, wellbeing +- Platform media dependency, epistemic competence +- Social mobility, wealth distribution +- Energy mix, federal budget, church exits, wastewater surveillance +- Common metrics dashboard (29 indicators from Destatis/Bundesbank/BA/ZEW) -### October 16-18, 2025 - Infrastructure -- 🏗️ Library science methodology (8-dimension evaluation) -- ⚡ TypeScript automation with auto-discovery -- 📊 Central logging and health monitoring -- 📚 Complete documentation suite +### October 2025 — US Wellbeing Infrastructure ---- +5 US wellbeing data sources (DS-00004 through DS-00008): FRED economic stress, CDC mortality, Census social isolation, BLS worker agency, EPA air quality.
-📜 Previous Updates (Click to expand) +📜 Previous Updates -### September 2024 - Community Growth -- ✅ Claims, Arguments, and Values frameworks -- ✅ 6+ community contributors -- ✅ 10+ merged pull requests -- ✅ TELOS integration +### September 2024 — Community Growth +- Claims, Arguments, and Values frameworks +- TELOS integration -### August 2024 - Framework Expansion -- ✅ Extended component types (Plans, Ideas, Models) -- ✅ Improved documentation structure -- ✅ Enhanced contribution guidelines - -### July 2024 - Foundation -- ✅ Single-repo structure with 17+ object types -- ✅ Core framework and documentation -- ✅ Public launch with initial datasets -- ✅ Community contribution framework +### July 2024 — Foundation +- Single-repo structure with 17+ object types +- Public launch with initial datasets
@@ -221,101 +203,88 @@ These sources capture: ### **Core Datasets** (`Data/`) -| Dataset | Time Span | Data Points | Source | Status | -|---------|-----------|-------------|--------|--------| -| 🇺🇸 **US GDP** | 1929-2025 | 96 years + 314 quarters | FRED/BEA | ✅ Active | -| 💵 **US Inflation** | 1947-2025 | 945 months | FRED/BLS | ✅ Active | -| 🦠 **Bay Area COVID Wastewater** | 2022-2025 | 161 weeks | CDPH | ✅ Active | -| 🏆 **Pulitzer Prize Winners** | 1918-2024 | 249 winners | Wikidata | ✅ Active | -| 💼 **Knowledge Worker Salaries** | Global | Multi-region | Research | ✅ Active | +**🇺🇸 United States** -### **Wellbeing Data Sources** (`Data-Sources/`) 🆕 +| Dataset | Time Span | Source | Status | +|---------|-----------|--------|--------| +| **US GDP** | 1929–2025 | FRED/BEA | ✅ Active | +| **US Inflation** | 1947–2025 | FRED/BLS | ✅ Active | +| **US Common Metrics** | Current | FRED/Census/BLS | ✅ Active | +| **US Presidential Approval** | 1937–2025 | Gallup/538 | ✅ Active | +| **Bay Area COVID Wastewater** | 2022–2025 | CDPH | ✅ Active | +| **Pulitzer Prize Winners** | 1918–2024 | Wikidata | ✅ Active | +| **Knowledge Worker Salaries** | Global | Research | ✅ Active | + +**🇩🇪 Germany (DE-Plan)** + +| Dataset | Key Metric | Source | Status | +|---------|-----------|--------|--------| +| **DE Common Metrics** | 29 economic/demographic indicators | Destatis/Bundesbank/BA/ZEW | ✅ Active | +| **DE Wealth Distribution** | Wealth Gini 72.4% | Bundesbank PHF/ECB DWA/WID | ✅ Active | +| **DE Social Mobility** | 61% vs 14% Gymnasium rate | Destatis/OECD | ✅ Active | +| **DE Democracy Metrics** | Democratic resilience indicators | Various | ✅ Active | +| **DE Social Isolation** | Social connection metrics | SOEP/Einsamkeitsbarometer | ✅ Active | +| **DE Mental Health** | Mental health indicators | RKI/Destatis | ✅ Active | +| **DE Wellbeing** | Wellbeing indicators | Destatis/Eurostat | ✅ Active | +| **DE World Values** | Value orientations | WVS/EVS | ✅ Active | +| **DE Platform Media** | Platform dependency metrics | Reuters/Eurobarometer | ✅ Active | +| **DE Epistemic Competence** | Media literacy indicators | PISA/ICILS | ✅ Active | +| **DE Parliament Activity** | Bundestag legislative activity | DIP API | ✅ Active | +| **DE Lobby Transparency** | Lobbyregister metrics | Bundestag API | ✅ Active | +| **DE Federal Budget** | Bundeshaushalt data | Bundeshaushalt API | ✅ Active | +| **DE Energy Mix** | Energy transition metrics | SMARD API | ✅ Active | +| **DE Church Exits** | Kirchenaustritte | Destatis | ✅ Active | +| **DE Wastewater Surveillance** | SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater | RKI AMELAG | ✅ Active | + +**🇪🇺 European Union** + +| Dataset | Key Metric | Source | Status | +|---------|-----------|--------|--------| +| **EU Wealth Inequality** | Cross-country Gini comparison | ECB HFCS/DWA/Eurofound | ✅ Active | + +### **Source Catalog** (`Data/sources/`)
-🌍 Global Health & Development (Click to expand) +🌍 Global Health & Development -| ID | Name | Coverage | Indicators | Update | -|----|------|----------|------------|--------| -| **DS-00001** | [WHO Global Health Observatory](./Data-Sources/DS-00001—WHO_Global_Health_Observatory/) | 194 countries | 2,000+ health indicators | Quarterly | -| **DS-00002** | [UN SDG Indicators](./Data-Sources/DS-00002—UN_SDG_Indicators/) | 193 countries | 231 SDG targets | Biannual | -| **DS-00003** | [World Bank Open Data](./Data-Sources/DS-00003—World_Bank_Open_Data/) | Global | Development metrics | Varies | +| ID | Name | Coverage | Update | +|----|------|----------|--------| +| **DS-00001** | WHO Global Health Observatory | 194 countries, 2,000+ indicators | Quarterly | +| **DS-00002** | UN SDG Indicators | 193 countries, 231 targets | Biannual | +| **DS-00003** | World Bank Open Data | Global development metrics | Varies | + +
+ +
+🇺🇸 US Wellbeing Sources + +| ID | Name | Key Indicators | Update | +|----|------|----------------|--------| +| **DS-00004** | FRED Economic Wellbeing | Debt stress, inequality, unemployment | Weekly–Annual | +| **DS-00005** | CDC WONDER Mortality | Overdoses, suicides, deaths of despair | Annual | +| **DS-00006** | Census ACS Social | Living alone, commute, digital divide | Annual | +| **DS-00007** | BLS JOLTS Labor | Quit rate, job openings, layoffs | Monthly | +| **DS-00008** | EPA Air Quality | PM2.5, ozone, AQI | Real-time | +| **DS-00009** | EIA Energy Data | Energy production/consumption | Monthly | +| **DS-00010** | Treasury FiscalData | Federal revenue/spending | Daily |
-🇺🇸 US Human Wellbeing (October 2025) +🇩🇪 Germany Sources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SourceKey IndicatorsWhy It MattersUpdate Freq
DS-00004
FRED Economic		 -• Debt service ratio
-• Credit card delinquency
-• Financial stress index
-• Underemployment (U-6)
-• Consumer sentiment
-• GINI inequality -		💰 Economic Security Foundation
Debt >12% = stress, >14% = crisis. Leading indicator of recession.		Weekly to Annual
DS-00005
CDC WONDER		 -• Drug overdose deaths
-• Opioid-specific deaths
-• Suicide rates
-• All-cause mortality -		🚨 Crisis Detection
Deaths of despair reveal community breakdown surveys miss. County-level visibility.		Annual (1-2yr lag)
DS-00006
Census ACS		 -• Living alone (isolation)
-• Commute times (time poverty)
-• No internet (digital divide)
-• Household demographics -		🤝 Social Connection
Structural isolation and time poverty constrain flourishing. Census tract granularity.		Annual
DS-00007
BLS JOLTS		 -• Quit rate (worker agency)
-• Job openings
-• Hire rate
-• Layoff/discharge rate -		🆓 "Permission to Quit"
People only quit when they have options. Measures economic freedom and dignity.		Monthly
DS-00008
EPA Air Quality		 -• PM2.5 (particulate matter)
-• Ozone (O3)
-• SO2, CO, NO2
-• AQI exceedances -		🌫️ Environmental Health
You can't "self-care" out of breathing toxic air. Structural wellbeing constraint.		Real-time
+| ID | Name | Key Indicators | Update | +|----|------|----------------|--------| +| **DS-00011** | Lobbyregister Bundestag | Registered lobbyists, expenditure | Continuous | +| **DS-00012** | SMARD Strommarkt | Energy mix, renewable share | 15-min | +| **DS-00013** | Bundeshaushalt | Federal budget allocation | Annual | +| **DS-00014** | DIP Bundestag | Legislative activity, Drucksachen | Continuous | +| **DS-00015** | Platform Media | Platform usage, news consumption | Annual | +| **DS-00016** | Epistemic Competence | Media literacy, PISA scores | Triennial | +| **DS-00017** | Social Mobility | Gymnasium rates, education spending | Annual | +| **DS-00018** | RKI AMELAG Wastewater | SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels | Weekly | +| **DS-00019** | Wealth Distribution | Wealth Gini, top shares, inheritance | Triennial | +| **DS-00020** | EU Wealth Inequality | Cross-country Gini, DWA shares | Triennial |
@@ -662,6 +631,15 @@ bun run scripts/update-all.ts **Together:** Complete system for intention + evidence-based action. +### Plans + +| Plan | Scope | Author | Challenges | +|------|-------|--------|------------| +| **[US Plan 1](./Plans/us-plan1-miessler.md)** | United States | Daniel Miessler | US-focused wellbeing | +| **[DE Plan 1](./Plans/de-plan1-sven.md)** | Germany | Sven | 6 challenges: epistemic fragmentation, authoritarian normalization, platform dependency, exhaustion/precarity, knowledge isolation, press freedom | + +The DE-Plan drives all 16 German datasets — each dataset maps to specific DE-Plan challenges. + --- ## 🙏 Credits @@ -696,9 +674,9 @@ MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. ### **📊 Repository Stats** -**Data:** 13 sources • 1,700+ data points • 107-year span (1918-2025) +**Data:** 24 datasets • 20 source catalogs • 2 country plans (US, DE) • 1 EU comparison -**Code:** TypeScript automation • 6,000+ lines documentation • GitHub Actions +**Scope:** US economic/wellbeing • Germany democratic resilience • EU wealth inequality **Community:** 6+ contributors • 10+ PRs merged • 17 object types