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Wealth Inequality

  • Rising Wealth Inequality and Democratic Backsliding across U.S. States

    M. Schechtl. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 111. 2025.

  • Wealth Inequality among Families in a Changing Demographic Landscape: Evidence from Germany, 1988–2017

    L. Klein, P. M. Lersch, and M. Longmuir. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 110. 2025.

  • From Data Deserts to Rich Insights: Lessons from Researching Wealth Inequality

    In this post, Max Longmuir reflects on his time as a Stone Center postdoctoral scholar, his work on the GC Wealth Project and other studies, and why some initial ideas wound up in his “project cemetery.”

  • Wealth Inequality and Epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)

    G. Alfani, M. Di Tullio, and M. Fochesato. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 108. 2025.

  • Housing Gains to Pension Losses: New Methods to Reveal Wealth Inequality Dynamics in Chile

    B. Castro Nofal, I. Flores, and P. Gutiérrez Cubillos. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 107. 2025.

  • The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries

    S. Morelli, B. Nolan, J.C. Palomino, and P. Van Kerm. Journal of Public Economics. vol. 247. 2025.

  • Salvatore Morelli on the Rising Importance of Inheritance and How to Curb Its Negative Effects

    Salvatore Morelli, whose research was cited by The Economist in a recent article on the “return of inheritocracy,” discusses the surge in inherited wealth, what this means for wealth inequality, and potential solutions for the negative effects of the ongoing Great Wealth Transfer.

  • The GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse v.1.2 – Documentation

    S. Morelli, T. Asher, F. Di Biase, F. Disslbacher, I. Flores, L. Giangregorio, A. Rego Johnson, M. Longmuir, G. Rella, M. Schechtl, F. Subioli, and M. Targa. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no 99. 2024.

  • Long-Term Trends in Income and Wealth Inequality in Southern Italy. The Kingdom of Naples (Apulia), Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries

    G. Alfani and S. Sardone. Stone Center Working Paper. no. 95. 2024.

  • The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries

    S. Morelli, B. Nolan, J. C. Palomino, and P. Van Kerm. Stone Center Working Paper. no. 94. 2024.

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