Wealth Inequality and the Great Recession

The study of wealth and wealth inequality has received far less attention than income, but the increasing importance of wealth, debt and wealth inequality means closer attention must be paid to their concomitant dynamics. Policy interventions to reduce economic inequality continue to target income more than wealth, but targeting the latter – especially through taxes on financial assets – is arguably more effective.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Bogliacino, Francesco ; Maestri, Virginia
Published in:	Intereconomics. - Heidelberg : Springer, ISSN 1613-964X. - Vol. 51.2016, 2, p. 61-66
Publisher:	Heidelberg : Springer
Subject:	Vermögensverteilung \| Welt

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1007/s10272-016-0578-y [DOI] 85665681X [GVK] hdl:10419/141416 [Handle] RePEc:spr:intere:v:51:y:2016:i:2:d:10.1007_s10272-016-0578-y [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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