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We provide a systematic analysis of the properties of individual returns to wealth using twelve years ofpopulation data … standard deviation of 8%). Second,heterogeneity in returns does not arise merely from differences in the allocation of wealth … with wealth: moving from the 10th to the 90th percentile of the financial wealth distributionincreases the return by 3 …
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High household wealth is often cited as a key strength of the Italian economy. Both in absolute terms and relative to … income, the Italian household sector is wealthier than most euro area peers. A sizable fraction of this wealth is held by the … rich and upper middle classes. This paper documents the changes in the Italian household sector's financial wealth over the …
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We analyze the US public sector balance sheet and project it forward under the assumption that current policies remain in place. We first document the history of the balance sheet and its components since World War II, with a detailed account of its evolution during and after the global...
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contribution of this role to rising wealth concentration among American households. I highlight the following points: 1) financial … globalization raises wealth inequality in a financially-developed economy initially due to foreign capital pressing up domestic … households to reallocate wealth toward risky assets while impoverished households increase their debt. Wealth concentration …
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rich followed a similar pattern, the result of wealth effects associated with a boom-bust in asset prices. Indeed, the … top 10 percent account for almost half of income and two-thirds of wealth. In other words, the rich played a critical role …
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This paper analyzes the existence of 'wealth effects' derived from net equity (in the form of housing, financial assets …-2017. Overall, wealth effects are found to be relatively large and significant for housing wealth, but less so for other types of … wealth, including stocks. Furthermore, the analysis shows how these estimated marginal propensities to consume (MPC) from …
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The current destination of Central and Eastern European countries—explicitly for some, implicitly for all—is Brussels. The concept of the distance from Brussels is multi-dimensional. One simple measure, not without theoretical and empirical justification, is physical distance. This paper’s...
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We develop a heterogeneous agent, overlapping generations model with nonhomothetic preferences that nests several explanations for the decline in the natural rate of interest (r∗) suggested in the literature: demographic change, a slowdown in productivity growth, a rise in income inequality,...
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We find that from 1995 to 2002 in China, the dispersion of wealth decreased, the money wealth ratio increased for all … wealth levels and the aggregate money-output ratio increased. We develop a two-asset dynamic general equilibrium model in … dispersion of wealth by reducing the precautionary motive of households. In addition, tight monetary policies increase the value …
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environment of high business wealth concentration account for90 percent of the rise in the private savings rate and a third of the …
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