A key question in social sciences relates to the effect of wealth inequality on economic growth. Yet, in analyzing this … issue, researchers have had to use income as a proxy for wealth. We derive a global measure of wealth inequality from Forbes … magazine's listing of billionaires and decompose it into three components: inequality resulting from entrepreneurs who used …

inheritance. Wealth–income ratios, inherited wealth, and wealth inequalities were high in the eighteenth to nineteenth centuries … show that over a wide range of models, the long-run magnitude and concentration of wealth and inheritance are an increasing … current trends toward rising wealth–income ratios and wealth inequality might continue during the twenty-first century, both …

billionaires acquired wealth through political connections, the effect of politically connected wealth inequality is negative …A fundamental question in social sciences relates to the effect of wealth inequality on economic growth. Yet, in … inequality from Forbes magazine's listing of billionaires and compare its effect on growth to the effects of income inequality …

extreme wealth inequality in society. … inequality. This paper uses a 19-year panel of administrative data for the population of Norway to examine the share of the Total … well as at all levels of net wealth at a point in time. Gifts and inheritances are only an important source of income flows …

inequality in household wealth in all 8 countries. … intergenerational wealth transfers on the net worth distribution in 8 European countries and compare it to recent findings for the US …