This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses … the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are there common trends across countries or over the path of development …-called top income literature and new evidence on wealth concentration. The picture that emerges shows that inequality was …

In a number of high-income countries over the past few decades there has been a large growth in income inequality and … at the same time a shift in the burden of taxation from the top to the middle of the income distribution. This paper … an appropriate response to rising inequality is a shift towards a more progressive multi-bracket income tax system, with …

substantial drop of median income and a remarkable income growth at the top 0.1% of the income distribution. The increase of … income inequality was stronger in East Germany than in West Germany. In both regions, the income concentration process … strongly benefited the economic elite, which we define as the richest 0.001% persons in the population. While the elite mainly …

top income shares, they allow the analysis of the extent, intensity and breadth of affluence in several dimensions within … a common framework. We illustrate this by analyzing the role of income and wealth as dimensions of multidimensional well … affluence, income is more important in the US. …

This paper presents new evidence on intergenerational income and earnings mobility in the top of the distributions …

executive's internal career. Our data show that bonus payments are mostly prevalent among senior executives at higher hierarchy …