Browsing Statistics Norway's Open Research Repository (SNORRe) by Subject "Wealth inequality"
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Heterogeneity and Persistence in Returns to Wealth
(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
(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 ...