• Heterogeneity and Persistence in Returns to Wealth 

      Fagereng, Andreas; Guiso, Luigi; Malacrino, Davide; Pistaferri, Luigi (Discussion Papers;912, Working paper, 2019-07)
      We provide a systematic analysis of the properties of individual returns to wealth using twelve years of population data from Norway’s administrative tax records. We document a number of novel results. First, individuals ...
    • Older or Wealthier? : the Impact of Age Adjustments on the Wealth Inequality Ranking of Countries 

      Almås, Ingvild; Mogstad, Magne (Discussion Papers;583, Working paper, 2009)
      Differences in individual wealth holdings are widely viewed as a driving force of economic inequality. However, as this finding relies on cross-section data, we may confuse older with wealthier. We propose a new method to ...