studies work with static (cross-sectional) data. To reduce this shortcoming, we use longitudinal data from Australia (HILDA …) that tracks the same individuals over time to assess how individuals from different income and wealth groups respond to … life and financial shocks with respect to volunteering. Although both income and wealth can act as buffers against life …

We propose a quantitative theory of wealth creation and distribution during China's transitional growth from the early … wealth, whereas the majority working class, partly due to limited investment available from an underdeveloped financial … sector, uses housing as the main vehicle of wealth accumulation over the course of a long- time housing boom. Our …

standards, mental health, and wealth in the UK. The pandemic has pushed up inequalities on several dimensions. School closures … in particular around the middle of the wealth distribution. In the longer term, lower work experience for the less …