addressing this issue. The obstacles to measuring the distribution of income or wealth in the ancient Roman world are formidable … establishing plausible parameters for a probabilistic reconstruction of the total size of Roman wealth and the share held by the …

This paper analyzes new evidence on long-run trends in aggregate wealth accumulation and wealth inequality in Western … countries. The new findings suggest that wealth-income ratios were lower before World War I than previously claimed, that wealth … concentration fell over the past century and has remained low in Europe but increased in the United States, that wealth has changed …

Private wealth is a crucial factor for the economic well-being of households. Key determinants of private wealth … include intergenerational wealth transfers (gifts and inheritances), which are gaining importance since 1990, as research … suggests. We conduct a detailed investigation of the distribution of wealth transfers in eight Euro-area countries. First, we …

Private wealth is a crucial factor for the economic well‐being of households. Key determinants of private wealth … include intergenerational wealth transfers (gifts and inheritances), which are gaining importance since 1990, as research … suggests. We conduct a detailed investigation of the distribution of wealth transfers in eight Euro‐area countries. First, we …

This paper estimates the distribution of personal wealth in South Africa by combining tax microdata, household surveys …, and macroeconomic balance sheet statistics. We systematically compare estimates of the wealth distribution obtained by … direct measurement of net worth, rescaling of reported wealth to balance sheet totals, and capitalization of income flows. We …

This paper produces new evidence and stylised facts on housing, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution, relying on … an in-depth analysis of micro-based data on household wealth across OECD countries. The analysis addresses several …-economic characteristics such as income, wealth and age? What is the weight of housing in households’ balance sheets and how does this vary …

, this paper analyzes the effects of participation in Riester plans on wealth at different points of the distribution. We … heterogeneity in the effect of Riester participation on wealth. While Riester participation increases total net wealth in the lower …

, this paper analyzes the effects of participation in Riester plans on wealth at different points of the distribution. We … substantial heterogeneity in the effect of Riester participation on wealth. While Riester participation increases total net wealth …

It is a well-known criticism that due to its exponential distribution, survey data on wealth is hardly reliable when it … the number of households possessing a net wealth greater than four million Euros as well as their aggregate wealth … suggest that the alleged non-observation bias is considerable, accounting for about one quarter of total net wealth. The …

This paper provides the first in-depth investigation into the evolution of the wealth gap between CCP and non … premiums of party membership across the wealth distribution. Our results show that although the average wealth gap between CCP … the returns structure of party membership over time. Prior to the housing reform in the 1990s, the highest wealth premiums …