It is well-known that individuals born in different periods of time (cohorts)exhibit different wealth accumulation … accumulate wealth. The first one represents productivitydifferences across cohorts: the aggregate level of GNP per capita when … wealth holdings of different cohorts. In comparison with the cohorts that lived without SocialSecurity for a portion of their …

We analyze the evolution of aggregate household wealth, its composition, and top wealth shares since the mid-19th … size and variation of colonial wealth up until WWII, and the introduction of a –particularly strong – pension system … thereafter. We show that the wealth-income ratio followed the familiar U-shaped pattern over the 20th century. The Netherlands …

evasion and its implications for the measurement of wealth inequality. In contrast to Alstadsæter, Johannesen and Zucman (2019 …), the correction for offshore wealth has only a modest effect on top wealth shares. We show that the distributional pattern … and document large and sustained increases in reported wealth of around 60% following amnesty participation.Combined with …