The growth in wealth and income inequality in recent decades has sparked debate about the impact of inequality on … discussion by demonstrating a causal link between wealth inequality and fairness views. I show that fairness views are set … that inequality may create divergences in views between wealth classes …

Inequality in the distribution of wealth may be explained by differences in work effort, ability, savings behavior … importance in wealth inequality of private transfers and differential rates of return on the one hand and differential savings … distribution of income. By concentrating on the difference between income and wealth inequality, the paper controls for the …

save dynastically and middle income households who save for retirement. We find that inequality is reduced the higher the … efficiency and inequality: middle income households' consumption is maximal at a higher capital tax rate than high income …

research examining the issue has concentrated on international specialization and within-country income inequality as main … that income inequality is perceived very differently depending on openness to trade. The relevance of perceptions has wider …

investment expensing brings about sizeable output gains and a nontrivial increase in after-tax income inequality. However, it …