We analyze inequality and mobility across generations in a dynastic economy. Nurture, in terms of bequests and the … nature affect mobility and the transmission of income inequality across generations, thus complementing the vast empirical …

cannot mimic the US within-group wage inequality. This paper provides an explanation for the observed intra-college group … inequality by showing that the top decile earners' significant wage growth is underpinned by the link between ex ante ability …-group and general wage inequality is explained by math-biased technical change (MBTC) …

market labour income inequality. However, an extended conclusion from empirical research is that cross-country variations in … dispersion of skill explain little of the variation in income inequality. This paper identifies factors related to production and … paper can explain why the US and Sweden have similar labour productivity, but income inequality is higher in the US than in …

In this paper we look at lifetime inequality to address two main questions: How well does a modern tax system, based on … annual information, target lifetime inequality? What aspects of the tranfser system are most progressive from a lifetime … perspective? To answer to these questions it is crucial to relate lifetime and annual inequality and determine the main building …

male wage inequality on her local marriage market - the more heterogeneous potential future mates are in terms of earnings …