, we find that the legacy of slavery does not affect current income per capita, but does affect current income inequality …. Moreover, we find that the impact of slavery on current income inequality is determined by racial inequality. We test three … alternative channels of transmission between slavery and inequality: a land inequality theory, a racial discrimination theory and …

slave states. -- slavery ; development ; inequality ; institutions ; education …, we find that the legacy of slavery does not affect current income per capita, but does affect current income inequality …. Moreover, we find that the impact of slavery on current income inequality is determined by racial inequality. We test three …

We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children, such that the evolution of inequality is … education of their children, which partially crowds out bequests and thereby reduces inequality in the short run. The better …

We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children, such that the evolution of inequality is … education of their children, which partially crowds out bequests and thereby reduces inequality in the short run. The better …

We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children such that inequality is driven by … bequests. Once a certain income threshold is surpassed, the rich start to invest in higher education of their children, which …

prices, tuition, and education quality over time, and average learning ability across cohorts. A version of the model with …

prices, tuition, and education quality over time, and average learning ability across cohorts. A version of the model with …

heterogeneous learning ability. Inter-cohort variation in schooling is driven by changes in skill prices, tuition, and education …

We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children, such that the evolution of inequality is … education of their children, which partially crowds out bequests and thereby reduces inequality in the short run. The better …

heterogeneous learning ability. Inter-cohort variation in schooling is driven by changes in skill prices, tuition, and education …