surveys) in order to deliver consistent, unified wealth distribution series for France over the 1800-2014 period. We find a … of the contradictory effect of housing prices. We develop a simple simulation model highlighting how the combination of …

distribution series, with detailed breakdowns by percentiles, age and assets. Using the case of France as an illustration, we show … opposing effect of house price increases. We develop a simple simulation model highlighting how changes in the combination of …

We estimate the long- and short-run relationship between top income and wealth shares for France and the US since 1913 … countries, we estimate a decline in the relative saving rates at the top - after 1968 in France and 1983 in the US, equivalent … the US contributed to a more subdued rise in wealth inequality in France. …