This dissertation considers some of the causes of inequality in income, wealth and health. The dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters which all study different but important dimensions of inequality in developed economies. The chapters therefore naturally differ both in the...

This dissertation contains three self-contained chapters. They are united by the dynamic economic models that are either studied theoretically or applied empirically. The first two were written in collaboration with co-authors. The first chapter is about the theoretical properties of the value...