Our computational economic analysis investigates the relationship between inequality and the financial accumulation … role as socioeconomic source of inequality, while institutional configurations play a significant role in framing and …

degree of heterogeneity in household preferences or beliefs is sufficient to match empirical measures of wealth inequality in …

Abstract This paper investigates the sources of inequality in household gross and net wealth across eight euro … a remarkable effect on wealth inequality that is stronger than the one of income differences. In Austria, Germany and … Cyprus the contribution of real and financial assets inherited or received as gifts to gross and net wealth inequality …

Approach to Decomposition This paper analyses how microeconomic factors drive inequality in household wealth across nine … have a considerable effect on wealth inequality that is on average stronger than that of income differences and other … or inter vivos transfers attains more than 30% to explained wealth inequality. The distribution of household …

We study beliefs about wealth inequality and preferences for wealth redistribution. For this, we conduct a large … overestimate their position reduce their aversion to inequality after learning their position, while those who underestimate their …

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 …