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The World Distribution of Household Wealth

There has been much recent research on the world distribution of income, but also growing recognition of the importance of other contributions to well-being, including those of household wealth...

Equality and inequality Personal finance Households
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Estimating the Balance Sheet of the Personal Sector in an Emerging Market Country: South Africa, 1975-2003

From the book: Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective

Consumption Personal finance Households
Book Chapter
The World Distribution of Household Wealth

From the book: Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective

Equality and inequality Personal finance Households
Working Paper
Estimating the Balance Sheet of the Personal Sector in an Emerging Market Country: South Africa 1975-2003

Official balance sheet estimates for the household sector are not currently available in South Africa, yet, with the country’s well developed financial sector and deep capital markets, asset market channels are likely to be important determinan...

Consumption Personal finance Households
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