our large modern social states and why concerns about inequality are so pervasive. A social solution arises when a …

This paper presents new findings on global inequality dynamics from the World Wealth and Income Database (WID …. Long-run wealth inequality dynamics appear to be highly unstable. We stress the need for more democratic transparency on …

Recent studies argue that US inequality has increased less than previously thought, in particular due to a more modest … improvements, we provide a comprehensive update of our estimates of US income and wealth inequality. Although some of the points … random audit data. Our revised series show a rise of inequality similar to Saez and Zucman (2016) and Piketty, Saez, and …

'technical change' view of inequality dynamics cannot fully account for the observed facts. The large shocks that capital owners … these shocks. The evidence on wage inequality shows that top wage shares were flat before WWII and dropped precipitously …

affects inequality. Average pre-tax national income per adult has increased 60% since 1980, but we find that it has stagnated … increase in inequality. The reduction of the gender gap in earnings has mitigated the increase in inequality among adults. The …

inequality is almost entirely due to the rise of the top 0.1% wealth share, from 7% in 1979 to 22% in 2012--a level almost as … in wealth concentration is due to the surge of top incomes combined with an increase in saving rate inequality. Top …

distribution (relative to their parents) as children born in the 1970s. However, because inequality has risen, the consequences of …