Marriage is one of the most important determinants of economic prosperity, yet most existing theories of inequality …

We use detailed information on all real estate stock and transactions since 2006 to study housing inequality in Belgium … then estimate inequality in value or space at different levels of aggregation - from the federal to the local neighborhood … level. Overall inequality is relatively low (Gini of 0.25), but significant heterogeneity exists across and within …

(top-end) personal inequality leads to a decrease of the current account, ceteris paribus. This result is consistent with …

1980s can be explained by the interplay of rising (top-end) household income inequality and institutions. On the other hand …