of death. However, there is little evidence of an inheritance ?boom.? In fact, from 1989 to 2007, the share of households … transfers to other sources of household wealth has had a sizeable effect on reducing the inequality of wealth. …

of death. However, there is little evidence of an inheritance “boom.” In fact, from 1989 to 2007, the share of households … transfers to other sources of household wealth has had a sizeable effect on reducing the inequality of wealth. …

, combining national tabulations of inheritance tax records and microdata archives for Milan and Naples. During this period … evidence of declining income inequality in the period -traditionally considered the industrial 'take-off' phase of Italy- we … economic development. Although contemporary inequality is much lower than early 20th-century figures, the 'real' wealth of …

This paper examines long-term trends in aggregate wealth and inheritance and in their distributions, focusing on … among the wealthy, while owner-occupied housing is crucial for middle groups, so higher stock prices raise wealth inequality … while house price increases do the opposite. Inheritances exacerbate absolute wealth inequality but reduce rel …

, combining national tabulations of inheritance tax records and microdata archives for Milan and Naples. During this period … evidence of declining income inequality in the period -traditionally considered the industrial 'take-off' phase of Italy- we … economic development. Although contemporary inequality is much lower than early 20th-century figures, the 'real' wealth of …

This paper examines long-term trends in aggregate wealth and inheritance and in their distributions, focusing on … among the wealthy, while owner-occupied housing is crucial for middle groups, so higher stock prices raise wealth inequality … while house price increases do the opposite. Inheritances exacerbate absolute wealth inequality but reduce rel …

household wealth to household income considerably increases measured inequality and the share of income from wealth in … inequality. However, both measures show about the same rise in inequality over the period. Our results contradict the assertion …

-class squeeze.' Median wealth grew briskly in the late 1990s. It grew even faster in the aughts, while the inequality of net worth … prices, indicate that median wealth plunged by 36 percent and there was a fairly steep rise in wealth inequality, with the …