number of studies have explored empirically the determinants of extraordinary wealth. Using a large dataset we investigate … whether globalization and corruption affect extreme wealth accumulation. We find evidence that an increase in globalization …

This paper compares changes in relative and absolute wealth concentrations to establish if both processes have followed … similar trajectories. The findings indicate that while the level of relative wealth concentration has increased recently, it … is not extraordinarily high in an historical perspective. On the contrary, the level of absolute wealth concentration is …