Many studies have shown that wealth inequality is even greater than income inequality and has increased in recent … decades. This issue of Policy in Focus is dedicated to wealth taxes, presenting various perspectives on whether they can be an …

consequences of income inequality. Economists are prone to similar, although more reasoned and empirically based, debates. This … book is a curated collection of essays that explore a wide range of viewpoints about income inequality in the United States …. Neither income nor income inequality is easily measured and, consequently, economists have different views about what is the …

, selling millions of copies in dozens of languages. But are its analyses of inequality and economic growth on target? Where … Spence consider the impact of technology on inequality. Heather Boushey, Branko Milanovic, and others consider topics ranging … from gender to trends in the global South. Emmanuel Saez lays out an agenda for future research on inequality, while a …

consensus between the authors is that wealth inequality has generally risen among these OECD countries since the early 1980s …Pt. 1. Wealth changes in North America -- pt. 2. Wealth inequality in European countries -- pt. 3. Other types of … wealth inequality …

"The book is the Europe volume in an international series on income, wealth, consumption, well-being and inequality. It … inequality and the European social model in thematic chapters. It makes a specific point to look at the European Union not as a …

role of inequality in labor markets and wealth.In Chapter 1, I study whether the effects of unemployment insurance (UI … intergenerational transmission of wealth. Rising wealth inequality has spurred an increased interest in understanding how and why wealth …. Meltem Daysal and Michael F. Lovenheim, we study the effect of changes in parental wealth in childhood on the …