The nullification of slave wealth after the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) was one of the largest episodes of wealth … wealth by 1870, relative to households that had been equally wealthy before the war. Yet, the sons of former slaveholders …

"In his timely historical work The Stolen Wealth of Slavery, Emmy Award-nominated journalist David Montero follows the … of others. Stolen Wealth of Slavery grapples with other facts that will be a revelation to many: Most white Southern … once they realized doing so would be good for business. Over time, the wealth generated from slavery didn't vanish but …

light on the impact of intergenerational transfers on household wealth disparities and on possible reasons for the … substantial differences in household wealth disparities among the 4 countries. Almost all of the evidence I present suggests that … intergenerational transfers have a disequalizing impact on household wealth disparities and promote the transmission of household wealth …

How does economic growth affect individual wealth accumulation and, thereby, wealth inequality? Combining individual … wealth from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and local GDP growth across 401 German counties, this paper documents a sizable … Hometown-Growth-Wealth Nexus. We find that past variation in hometown growth across cohorts and regions contributes to high …