This chapter reviews the long-run developments in the distribution of personal income and
wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer …

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic
inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global …

In today's social climate of acknowledged and growing inequality, why are there not greater
efforts to tax the rich? In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Kenneth Scheve and David …

The collapse of the labor, housing, and stock markets beginning in 2007 created
unprecedented challenges for American families. This study examines disparities in wealth …

The level of average household wealth in all countries is estimated via the determinants of
assets and debts for 39 countries which have balance sheet or survey data. The distribution …

Este artigo apresenta a primeira estimativa da concentração de renda entre os mais ricos no
Brasil calculada com base nas declarações de Imposto de Renda de Pessoas Físicas para …

Much attention has recently been focused on estimates of the world distribution of income
(Bourguignon and Morrison, 2002; Milanovic, 2002 and 2005). The research shows that the …

The distribution of wealth lies at the heart of the broad research field of economic inequality.
It is a topic that has recently gained considerable attention in view of the widespread …

We study wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the beginning of
industrialization until the present day. Our series are based on new evidence from estate …

The main question raised is, who becomes rich? Is there a class of wealthy property owners
that is reproduced over generations? Or are the typical avenues into the highest echelons of …