Skewed Wealth Distributions: Theory and Empirics. Benhabib, J. & Bisin, A. In Conference in Honor of Michael Woodford's Contributions to Economics, pages 1–37. ![Skewed Wealth Distributions: Theory and Empirics [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper abstract bibtex Invariably across a cross-section of countries and time periods, wealth distributions are skewed to the right displaying thick upper tails, that is, large and slowly declining top wealth shares. In this survey we categorize the theoretical studies on the distribution of wealth in terms of the underlying economic mechanism generating skewness and thick tails. Further, we show how these mechanisms can be micro-founded by the consumption-saving decisions of rational agents in speci\ldotsc economic and demographic environments. Finally we map the large empirical work on the wealth distribution to its theoretical underpinning.
@inproceedings{benhabibSkewedWealthDistributions2016,
title = {Skewed {{Wealth Distributions}}: {{Theory}} and {{Empirics}}},
booktitle = {Conference in {{Honor}} of {{Michael Woodford}}'s {{Contributions}} to {{Economics}}},
author = {Benhabib, Jess and Bisin, Alberto},
date = {2016},
pages = {1--37},
url = {https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/conference/2016/honormichaelwoodford},
abstract = {Invariably across a cross-section of countries and time periods, wealth distributions are skewed to the right displaying thick upper tails, that is, large and slowly declining top wealth shares. In this survey we categorize the theoretical studies on the distribution of wealth in terms of the underlying economic mechanism generating skewness and thick tails. Further, we show how these mechanisms can be micro-founded by the consumption-saving decisions of rational agents in speci\textbackslash ldotsc economic and demographic environments. Finally we map the large empirical work on the wealth distribution to its theoretical underpinning.},
keywords = {Methods of Estimation of Wealth Inequality},
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