How Does Wealth Shape Societies? Cross-National Wealth Inequality in Historical Perspective

• In Event: The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution

Brief Overview

How does the distribution of wealth affect the political and economic trajectory of a society? We present new insights using a cross-country dataset including information about wealth inequality and political as well as economic measures.

Authors

• Ben Ansell, University of Oxford, Nuffield College

• Asli Cansunar, University of Oxford

• Jonas Markgraf, University of Oxford