When measuring income inequality over long periods of time, accounting for population and productivity growth is … that the U-shaped inequality trend over the past century holds up, but with important qualifications. Using measures that …-term income inequality trends. …

, escalating income inequality. Policy simulations indicate government support measures mitigated wage income reduction and … unemployment rise, yet they contributed to income inequality under certain conditions. These results provide insight into the …

among the wealthy, while owner-occupied housing is crucial for middle groups, so higher stock prices raise wealth inequality … while house price increases do the opposite. Inheritances exacerbate absolute wealth inequality but reduce rel …-ative inequality. Wealth inequality declined in advanced Western countries during the first half of the 20th century, then stabilized …

aggregate importance of inherited wealth and its link to inequality of opportunity significantly increases the support for …

. Monthly earnings inequality increased during the pandemic, and the key driver is income losses among low-paid individuals … dampened the inequality increase, but did not fully offset it. Annual total market income inequality, which also includes … capital income and taxable transfers, shows similar patterns of increasing inequality during the pandemic. …

capital in advanced economies. It synthesizes empirical evidence on worker displacement, productivity, and income inequality …