WEALTH INEQUALITY: DATA AND MODELS

DOI10.1017/S1365100507070150zbMath1144.91366OpenAlexW3121327607MaRDI QIDQ3529521

Marco Cagetti, Mariacristina de Nardi

Publication date: 13 October 2008

Published in: Macroeconomic Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1365100507070150

zbMATH Keywords

inequalitylife-cycle modelssavings

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Models of societies, social and urban evolution (91D10) Mathematical geography and demography (91D20)

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Cites Work

• How important is discount rate heterogeneity for wealth inequality?
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• The permanent income hypothesis: A theoretical formulation
• Uncertain Medical Expenses and Precautionary Saving Near the End of the Life Cycle
• Buffer-Stock Saving and the Life Cycle/Permanent Income Hypothesis
• Wealth Inequality and Intergenerational Links
• Optimal Lending Contracts and Firm Dynamics

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