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magazine to gain new insights on the structure and dynamics of top wealth in Switzerland. Using this data allows us study the … super-rich in Switzerland in ways that were not possible in previous research based largely on tax data. In addition to … literature. First, we present a number of new facts on the wealth elite in Switzerland. We show that about 60% of the super …
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Like in many other countries, wealth inequality has increased in Switzerland over the last fifty years. By providing …
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We estimate the ratio of private wealth to national income, βpt, for Switzerland from 1900 to 2020. Our results … Switzerland's capital friendly policy-making. Since the turn of the century, however, βpt has been on a rapid rise to reach 793 …
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We present a new data set we built based on Swiss rich lists going back to 1989. We show, among other things, that 60% of the super-rich are heirs-a fraction twice as large as in the US-and that wealth mobility at the very top has declined significantly. We find that top 0.01% wealth shares are...
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We use a novel rich-list data set to estimate the sensitivity of the location choice of superrich foreigners to a special tax regime, under which wealthy foreigners are taxed on their living expenses, rather than their true income and wealth. We are the first to evaluate this controversial Swiss...
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