Measuring and understanding the evolution of wealth inequality is a key challenge for
researchers, policy makers, and the general public. This paper breaks new ground on this …

We show that wealth inequality in the UK is high and has increased slightly over the past
decade as financial asset prices have increased in the wake of the financial crisis. But data …

Wealth taxes are increasingly being considered as an option in policy and academic circles
to collect additional revenue and address inequality. One objection that is often raised …

Using a lifecycle model of consumption, saving and portfolio choice combined with linked
survey and administrative data on wealth and lifetime earnings we evaluate measures of …

This paper aims to study the distributive effects of monetary policy on wealth inequality in the
US. Combining macro and micro data, we find that wealth inequality increases after an …

This paper provides an overview of the work of the Expert Group on the Joint Distribution of
Income, Consumption and Wealth at Micro Level (EG ICW) set up by Eurostat and the …

In this review we discuss how integrated survey and administrative data have been used for
research on income and employment, education and health; where the future potential for …

Why do the children of wealthy parents accumulate more wealth than children from poorer
backgrounds? Does parental wealth have a role in determining young people's earnings …

We document key patterns in the flow of significant gifts and loans between friends and
family in Great Britain, using newly-available data from the Wealth and Assets Survey. We …

We investigate the effects of the gap between the rate of return on wealth and the growth
rate, r− g, on wealth inequality using a model of inherited wealth and productivity inheritance …