, as well as the use of distributional approxima-tions. For non-separable inequality measures we derive specific formulas …

profitable for the rich than the poor, inequality increases. The model is calibrated to illustrate polarization and increasing … inequality in early modern Europe, starting from a continuous pre-industrial wealth distribution. During the early … industrializing period, when labor markets operate and capital markets do not, inequality increases and a distinct working class …

This paper studies the determinants of inequality in an infnitehorizon general equilibrium model. Missing capital … markets, lead to two-peaked wealth distributions and high inequality. The precautionary savings, affected by the level of …

transfers to other sources of household wealth has had a sizeable effect on reducing the inequality of wealth. …

Empirical evidence on the relationship between a country?s wealth inequality and economic growth is ambiguous. This … research on the base of the Gini-coefficient cannot generate a general relationship between wealth inequality and economic … growth. Moreover, the impact of wealth inequality on economic growth is through the supply of human capital as well as the …

Little research exists on the historical relationship between BMI variation, wealth, and inequality. This study finds … BMIs and average state-level wealth, and an inverse relationship between BMI and wealth inequality. After controlling for … wealth and inequality, rural agricultural farmers had greater BMI values than their urban counterparts in other occupations. …