Alvaredo, Facundo, Atkinson, Tony, Morelli, Salvatore, (2015),“The importance of wealth concentration and why it is so difficult to measure”, Voxeu, 8 December.
The concentration of personal wealth has received a lot of attention since the publication of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century. This column investigates the UK and finds wealth distribution to be highly concentrated. The data seem to suggest that the top wealth share has increased in the UK over the first decade of this century.
Relevant Posts
- Credit Suisse, (2015), “Global Wealth Databook 2015”, Research Institute, October.
- Kanbur, Ravi, Stiglitz, Joseph, (2015), “Wealth and income distribution: New theories needed for a new era”, Voxeu, 18 August.