The inheritance tax is often seen as an effective tool to reduce wealth inequality, to raise public budgets if needed … tool for fighting wealth inequality without having distorting effects for the economy. For this purpose, the distributional …

inequality. Simulations show that inequality generally builds up fast even if players have equal starting conditions and house … prices are stable; rising house prices imply more extreme inequality. An extension of the classical game with interest rates … inequality by more than high interest rates. The simulations also demonstrate a first-mover advantage both within a generation …

The article is concerned with understanding the impact of social preferences and wealth inequality on aggregate … microeconomic level and how these in turn translate into macroeconomic outcomes. Increasing the workers' sensitivity to inequality … wealth differences raise aggregate profit and output but entail distributional utility losses and increased inequality …