Contents
Part I. Introduction
How Wealth Inequality Shapes Our Future / Fabian T. Pfeffer and Robert F. Schoeni
Part II. Economic Dimensions of Wealth Inequality
Household Wealth Trends in the United States, 1962 to 2013: What Happened over the Great Recession? / Edward N. Wolff
Inequality and Mobility Using Income, Consumption, and Wealth for the Same Individuals / Jonathan Fisher, David Johnson, Jonathan P. Latner, Timothy Smeeding, and JeffreyThompson
Is the U.S. Retirement System Contributing to Rising Wealth Inequality? / Sebastian Devlin-Foltz, Alice Henriques, and John Sabelhaus
Turning Citizens into Investors: Promoting Savings with Liberty Bonds During World War I / Eric Hilt and Wendy M. Rahn
Part III. Social Dimensions of Wealth Inequality
Does Your Home Make You Wealthy? / Alexandra Killewald and Brielle Bryan
A Wealth of Inequalities: Mass Incarceration, Employment, and Racial Disparities in U.S. Household Wealth, 1996 to 2011 / Bryan L. Sykes and Michelle Maroto
Health Shocks and Social Drift: Examining the Relationship Between Acute Illness and Family Wealth / Jason Thompson and Dalton Conley
Passing It On: Parent-to-Adult Child Financial Transfers for School and Socioeconomic Attainment / Emily Rauscher
Wealth and Inequality in the Stability of Romantic Relationships / Alicia Eads and Laura Tach
Part IV. Essay
Wealth and Secular Stagnation: The Role of Industrial Organization and Intellectual Property Rights / Herman Mark Schwartz