We present a new data set we built based on Swiss rich lists going back to 1989. We show, among other things, that 60% of the super-rich are heirs-a fraction twice as large as in the US-and that wealth mobility at the very top has declined significantly. We find that top 0.01% wealth shares are...

Im Zug wahlpolitischer Debatten wird die Einführung einer Vermögenssteuer regelmäßig als Allheilmittel für Staat und Gesellschaft propagiert. Die Julius Raab Stiftung präsentiert in dieser Publikation die Ergebnisse der EcoAustria-Studie "Ökonomische Bewertung und Effekte von...

Empirical literature explains the heterogeneity of fiscal multiplier estimates through the analysis of various cyclical and structural determinants of economies, with economic inequality, as one of the key structural characteristics, receiving relatively little attention so far. In this study,...