philanthropy and the use of wealth hold true in other national settings when compared to previous literature on "major donors …." Some results may be more specific to French society, whose relation to money and wealth and to private initiatives for the … promote, strengthen and drive philanthropy among the wealthy in France. …

We analyze the top tail of the wealth distribution in Germany, France, Spain, and Greece based on the Household Finance … and Consumption Survey (HFCS). Since top wealth is likely to be underrepresented in household surveys we integrate the big … of household wealth in Germany jumps up from 24 percent in the HFCS alone to 33 percent after top wealth imputation. For …