In this paper we use newly compiled top income share data to estimate common breaks and trends across countries over … seem to be as clear cut as previously suggested. Some continental European countries have had increases in top income … display a marked “Anglo-Saxon” pattern, with sharply increased top income shares. Unlike in the Anglo-Saxon countries, however …

Realized capital gains are typically disregarded in the study of income inequality. We show that in the case of Sweden … this severely underestimates the actual increase in inequality and, in particular, top income shares during recent decades …. Using micro panel data to average incomes over longer periods and re-rank individuals according to income excluding capital …

Realized capital gains are typically disregarded in the study of income inequality. We show that in the case of Sweden … this severely underestimates the actual increase in inequality and, in particular, top income shares during recent decades …. Using micro panel data to average incomes over longer periods and re-rank individuals according to income excluding capital …

Realized capital gains are typically disregarded in the study of income inequality. We show that in the case of Sweden … this severely underestimates the actual increase in inequality and, in particular, top income shares during recent decades …. Using micro panel data to average incomes over longer periods and re-rank individuals according to income excluding capital …

This paper presents new evidence on intergenerational mobility in the top of the income and earnings distribution … the top, more so for income than for earnings. In the extreme top (top 0.1 percent) income transmission is remarkable with … fathers’ income are, if anything, negatively associated with these variables. Wealth, on the other hand, has a significantly …

This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses … the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are there common trends across countries or over the path of development …-called top income literature and new evidence on wealth concentration. The picture that emerges shows that inequality was …

This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses … the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are there common trends across countries or over the path of devel …-called top income literature and new evidence on wealth concentration. The picture that emerges shows that inequality was …

This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses … the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are there common trends across countries or over the path of development …-called top income literature and new evidence on wealth concentration. The picture that emerges shows that inequality was …