inequality. …

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 …

Although it is often argued that wealth inequality matters more for economic growth than income inequality, this … timeframe. Leveraging hitherto unexploited wealth inequality data from the World Inequality Database, covering a panel of 165 … at the top of the distribution and economic growth. A one standard deviation increase in wealth inequality within …

distribution of health in a population contributes to income inequality and is itself a product of that inequality. The evidence …-health’s contribution to income inequality is difficult to gauge. Variation in exposure to health risks early in life could be an important … mechanism through which health may generate and possibly sustain economic inequality. If material advantage can be exercised …

The upswing in finance over the past several decades has led to rising inequality, but do downswings in finance lead to … a symmetric decline in inequality? In this paper, we analyze the asymmetry of the effect of ups and downs in financial … markets, as well as the effect of increased capital requirements and the bonus cap on national earnings inequality. We use …

For Piketty there are two laws of capitalism and one fundamental inequality which, taken together, drive us towards a … world of increasing inequality. For what is left of the twenty-first century he foresees a less meritocratic society with an … organized and that his fundamental inequality compares incomparable variables. I argue that his concept of inherited wealth is …

Economic inequality in America continues to grow, taking on ever greater economic and political importance. The reasons … for increasing inequality are complex and widely debated, as are potential policies to address it. This paper focuses on a … the acquisition of wealth by low- and moderate-income families, worsening inequality in general and the racial wealth gap …

This paper tests the hypothesis that the presence of economic inequality may lead to erosions of economic freedom … government. Surprisingly, the evidence is mixed for the effect of inequality on regulation, with modest evidence suggesting it … may improve the regulatory environment. While many methods of reducing economic inequality involve restrictions on …