Recent work has documented a rising degree of wealth inequality in the United States between 1983 and 1998. In this …) and further extended by D'Ambrosio (2001), we examine whether a similar pattern exists with regard to trends in wealth … data on the distribution of wealth between 1983 and 1998. We find that polarization between homeowners and tenants, as well …

measure to account for one such determinant: household wealth. We then analyze the level and distribution of economic well … household wealth to household income considerably increases measured inequality and the share of income from wealth in …The standard official measure of household economic well-being in the United States is gross money income. The general …

Recent work has documented a rising degree of wealth inequality in the United States between 1983 and 1998. In this …) and extended by D'Ambrosia (2001), we examine whether a similar pattern exists with regard to trends in wealth … on the distribution of wealth between 1983 and 1998. We find that polarization between homeowners and tenants and among …

With growing wealth inequality in the United States, understanding the implications on individual well-being becomes … theoretical perspective, wealth is a better indication of life-time financial resources, as compared to income which is recorded … at a point in time. More recent research has indicated that wealth, or income and wealth taken together, explain more of …