This comprehensive Research Review pinpoints seminal and classic articles that are key in the development of economic analysis of the distribution of wealth. Topics discussed include the measurement of the distribution of wealth and analyses the time trends in wealth concentration and the...

We provide the first estimate of the level and distribution of global household wealth. Mean assets and debts within countries are measured, partly or wholly, for 38 countries using household balance sheet and survey data centred on the year 2000. Determinants of mean financial assets,...