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Housing, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution : evidence and stylized facts
Causa, Orsetta; Woloszko, Nicolas; Leite, David - 2019
This paper produces new evidence and stylised facts on housing, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution, relying on … an in-depth analysis of micro-based data on household wealth across OECD countries. The analysis addresses several …-economic characteristics such as income, wealth and age? What is the weight of housing in households’ balance sheets and how does this vary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202943
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Who pays the price of folly? : the business cycle and income and wealth mobility in Spain
Martínez-Toledano, Clara; Law, David; Haugh, David; … - 2019
recession, resulting in a substantial rise in unemployment, and income and wealth inequality. This paper uses longitudinal data … from the Survey of Household Finances over the period 2002 to 2014 to examine the distributions of income and wealth in … both income and wealth following the sharp decline in house prices that occurred since 2008, with house price fluctuations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111075
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Structural inequality : the case of Sweden
Robling, Olof; Pareliussen, Jon Kristian - 2017
Structural trends not directly related to labour market functioning and redistribution have made a sizeable contribution to inequality and poverty in Sweden, but occupy only limited space in the income inequality debate. To fill this gap, we put a quarter of a century of rising inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011700314
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Housing and inequality : the case of Luxembourg and its cross-border workers
Claveres, Guillaume; Mathä, Thomas; Pulina, Giuseppe; … - 2020
the young and added to the wealth gap between homeowners and renters. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012259010
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Income, wealth and equal opportunities in Sweden
Pareliussen, Jon Kristian; André, Christophe; … - 2017
where job opportunities are the best. Fast-growing capital incomes, likely linked to increasing wealth concentration and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011700405
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Strengthening social cohesion in Luxembourg : making efficiency and equity go hand in hand
Fournier, Jean-Marc; García, Clara - 2013
Luxembourg is a rich and fast-growing country. However, inequality of disposable incomes has trended up modestly over the past decades and relative poverty has risen reflecting mainly the rapid growth of high incomes. The relatively high inequality of market incomes is substantially reduced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767764
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Gross earning inequalities in OECD countries and major non-member economies : determinants and future scenarios
Braconier, Henrik; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer - 2014
Income and earning inequality has been on the rise in most of the OECD and in many emerging economies since the 1980s. This paper estimates a model of earnings inequality across OECD countries that incorporates determinants of relative demand and supply of more and less-skilled labour. Drawing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010465013
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Making growth more inclusive in Costa Rica
González Pandiella, Alberto - 2016
In the past 30 years Costa Rica has grown steadily and social indicators have improved markedly. Well-being indicators are comparable or even above the OECD average in several dimensions, such as health, environment or life-satisfaction. This paper reviews the social progress that Costa Rica has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011577747
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Boosting productivity and inclusiveness in Lithuania
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Guzzardi, Demetrio - 2018
Productivity growth in Lithuania has slowed in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, holding back income convergence and making it harder to reduce further the relatively high inequality and poverty. A comprehensive approach is required to address productivity and inclusiveness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011995799
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Household finance and income inequality in the euro area
Denk, Oliver; Cazenave-Lacroutz, Alexandre - 2015
stock market wealth four times as unequal as the distribution of household income. Larger credit and stock markets may thus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399481