Recent studies of economic inequality almost always separately examine income, consumption, and wealth inequality and …-wealth households cannot smooth consumption as much as other households do, which further implies that increasing wealth inequality …

Marriage is one of the most important determinants of economic prosperity, yet most existing theories of inequality …

Several studies have linked rising insolvency rates to increasing inequality and argued that this might be explained by …, I test whether the probability to become insolvent is related to inequality in one's reference group or to one's income … varying the definition of relevant reference groups. I find that there is a positive relationship between inequality and …

consumption and that the shocks we analyze reduce consumption inequality on impact. …

recovery in the 1930s, especially the New Deal. The role of income inequality before and during the Great Depression, however …, has almost never been discussed thoroughly. This paper attempts to answer two questions. Firstly, was inequality perceived … policy design did take seriously the problem of inequality? Using official documents such as transcripts of Roosevelt …

This paper analyses the level of inequality in Spain and how it evolved over the course of the past crisis and the … and wealth inequality, and studies how they have developed. The analysis shows less wage dispersion in Spain than in other … inequality in per capita income. The level of inequality in Spain is more moderate when total gross household income is analysed …

recession, resulting in a substantial rise in unemployment, and income and wealth inequality. This paper uses longitudinal data …

If Piketty's main theoretical prediction (r>g leads to rising wealth inequality) is taken to its radical conclusion … transitional phase of increasing wealth inequality, which characterizes the current state of high-income countries: The wealth … share of capitalists rises to over 60%, the wealth-to-income ratio increases, and income inequality rises. Finally, we show …