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 …

residential mobility? iv) Is there a link between homeownership and wealth inequality? Between inequality in housing wealth and in … distribution. Another important issue is whether housing-related policies raise potential trade-offs between equity, or inequality …

We study beliefs about wealth inequality and preferences for wealth redistribution. For this, we conduct a large … overestimate their position reduce their aversion to inequality after learning their position, while those who underestimate their …

wealth accumulation in these two countries can be enlightening. In this paper we examine wealth inequality and mobility in … Sweden and the United States over the past decade. We show that wealth inequality has been significantly greater in the U …. In addition to less inequality and a higher median wealth, we also show that wealth quintile mobility in the 1990 s has …

distribution of health in a population contributes to income inequality and is itself a product of that inequality. The evidence … difficult to gauge the magnitude of the contribution this makes to income inequality. Variation in exposure to health risks … inequality. If material advantage can be excercised within the domain of health, then economic inequality will generate health …

This study uses five series of demographic and health surveys to answer the question: 'Is horizontal inequality in … education and wealth increasing or decreasing in the 20-year interval between 1991 and 2010?'. Horizontal inequality in … education attainment has been moving in waves; however, there was an invested U-shaped trend where inequality increased between …