We estimate the level and distribution of global household wealth. The levels of assets and debts for 39 countries are …-financial assets, and liabilities are studied empirically, and the results used to estimate average wealth holdings for countries … lacking direct evidence. Data on the pattern of household distribution of wealth are assembled for 20 countries, which …

This paper describes the real wealth accumulation of American youth and relates this behavior to variations in real … price have two offsetting effects on wealth. First, the greater the local constant-quality price of housing, the greater the … wealth needed to meet the lender imposed down payment constraint if housing demand is price inelastic. However, increased …

wealth. Moving is often associated with retirement and with precipitating shocks like the death of a spouse or by other … changes in marital status. Median housing wealth increases as the elderly age. Even when the elderly move, housing equity is … transaction cost associated with moving is apparently not the cause for the lack of the reduction in housing wealth as the elderly …

highest for older households and households with low income, education, housing wealth, and financial wealth, making it the …

The wealthy hand-to-mouth are households who hold little or no liquid wealth (cash, checking, and savings accounts …

students. Our findings indicate a $10,000 increase in a family's housing wealth in the four years prior to a student becoming … wealth on where students apply, not on whether they are admitted. We also find that short-run increases in home prices lead …

, increased wealth in the rich country can stunt investment in the poor country …