This paper estimates the distribution of personal wealth in South Africa by combining tax microdata, household surveys … assets, and wealth held through trusts. Both household surveys and tax data remain insufficient to properly capture capital …, and macroeconomic balance sheet statistics. We systematically compare estimates of the wealth distribution obtained by …

wealth distribution in the long run. Combining tax and archival data, household surveys, historical national accounts, and … rich lists, we document that the top 1% wealth share has fallen by half, from close to 50% in 1895 to 26% today. Nearly all … their mark on the German wealth distribution. Households at the top made substantial capital gains from rising business …

comprehensive study of wealth and its distribution in Germany since the 19th century. We combine tax and archival data, household … insights into the role of country-specific shocks in shaping long-run wealth dynamics. This paper presents the first … surveys, historical national accounts, and rich lists to analyze the evolution of the German wealth distribution over the long …

comprehensive study of wealth and its distribution in Germany since the 19th century. We combine tax and archival data, household … insights into the role of country-specific shocks in shaping long-run wealth dynamics. This paper presents the first … surveys, historical national accounts, and rich lists to analyze the evolution of the German wealth distribution over the long …

How much wealth has accumulated in the region and how is it distributed across households? Despite being widely … recognized for its extreme income inequality, reliable data on wealth is scarce, partial and oftentimes contradictory, making it … aggregate wealth increased over two decades in four countries, now ranging close to 3.5 the national income for market value …

an in-depth analysis of micro-based data on household wealth across OECD countries. The analysis addresses several …This paper produces new evidence and stylised facts on housing, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution, relying on …-economic characteristics such as income, wealth and age? What is the weight of housing in households’ balance sheets and how does this vary …

wealth and its components in the euro area. However, it does not offer a complete picture of household wealth: for example …This report summarises key stylised facts from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) about assets and … household data collected in a harmonised way in 18 euro area countries (i.e. all the euro area countries except Lithuania), as …

Household financial assets and liabilities display considerable variation across countries and over time. This article … investigates empirically the role of some of the key Life Cycle Model variables and other relevant factors behind household … financial wealth disparities using data from 40 countries over the period 1995-2009. To the author's knowledge, it uses the …

holdings and liabilities of all households within a country. In principle, when household wealth surveys are explicitly …The financial accounts of the household sector within the system of national accounts report the aggregate asset …. Thereafter we investigate missing top tail observation from wealth surveys as a source of discrepancy. By fitting a Pareto …

three factors, in addition to the common household and demographic factors, are relevant for the net wealth accumulation …Results from the Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey reveal substantial variation in household net … wealth across euro area countries that await explanation. This paper focuses on three main factors for the wealth …