research, stand out Anthony Atkinson, Simon Kuznets, Michael Kalecki, and Thomas Piketty. …Since the late twentieth century there has been a growing interest in academic and political circles on inequality. In … research about Inequality since the 1950s; (ii) the development of a new method of analysis that combines (ii-a) a quantitative …

If Piketty's main theoretical prediction (r>g leads to rising wealth inequality) is taken to its radical conclusion … transitional phase of increasing wealth inequality, which characterizes the current state of high-income countries: The wealth … share of capitalists rises to over 60%, the wealth-to-income ratio increases, and income inequality rises. Finally, we show …

If Piketty's main theoretical prediction (r>g leads to rising wealth inequality) is taken to its radical conclusion … transitional phase of increasing wealth inequality, which characterizes the current state of high-income countries: The wealth … share of capitalists rises to over 60%, the wealth-to-income ratio increases, and income inequality rises. Finally, we show …

research, stand out Anthony Atkinson, Simon Kuznets, Michael Kalecki, and Thomas Piketty …Since the late twentieth century there has been a growing interest in academic and political circles on inequality. In … research about Inequality since the 1950s; (ii) the development of a new method of analysis that combines (ii-a) a quantitative …

value judgment that inequality and insecurity do not matter, the paper demonstrates that a better measure of “command over …

-being (consumption flows, stocks of wealth, income equality, and economic security) from the lens of the Index of Economic Well-being, a …

We examine inference for Generalized Entropy and Atkinson inequality measures with complex survey data, using Wald … equivalence of two or more inequality measures, including sub-group decomposition indices and group shares, are covered. We …

We examine inference for Generalized Entropy and Atkinson inequality measures with complex survey data, using Wald … more inequality measures, including sub-group decomposition indices and group shares, are covered. We illustrate with …

discuss the implications of these findings for several strands of the wealth inequality debate …We provide a systematic analysis of the properties of individual returns to wealth using twenty years of population … percentile. Second, heterogeneity in returns does not arise merely from differences in the allocation of wealth between safe and …

. Given initial racial wealth inequality in 1962, our model attributes the slow convergence of the racial wealth gap primarily …We reconcile the large and persistent racial wealth gap with the smaller racial earnings gap, using a general … equilibrium heterogeneous-agents model that matches racial differences in earnings, wealth, bequests, and returns to savings …