The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond … research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap … in wealth, attempting to highlight the paths between the various facets of gender inequality. Throughout the review, much …

-national comparison of survey-based household income data. With these caveats in mind, we present data on both the level of inequality …This chapter reviews the evidence on cross-national comparisons of annual disposable income inequality in over 20 … during the early to mid-1990s, and in inequality trends since 1970. While most comparisons are made in terms of relative …

? How do the facts relate to proposed theories about changes in inequality? We present the main inequality trends, in some …-called top income literature and new evidence on wealth concentration. The picture that emerges shows that inequality was … increasing concentration, but in most cases inequality seems to have been relatively constant at a high level in the nineteenth …

areas where incomes are relatively low. While it is most common to confine measures of inequality to national borders, the … most important. Inequality in Europe has risen quite substantially since the mid 1980s. While the EU enlargement process … has contributed to this, it is not the only explanation since inequality has also increased within a “core” of 8 European …

areas where incomes are relatively low. While it is most common to confine measures of inequality to national borders, the … most important. Inequality in Europe has risen quite substantially since the mid 1980s. While the EU enlargement process … has contributed to this, it is not the only explanation since inequality has also increased within a “core” of 8 European …

groups is also necessary for understanding and interpreting international comparisons of overall inequality. This paper …