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More people are wealthy today

23 November 2021

Daniel Waldenström, IFN, presents new research on wealth and inequality in a column in Vox EU. Currently, the column is the most-read piece on Vox EU.

For a long time, it has been argued that wealth is something possessed by an elite in society, but Daniel Waldenström shows that this has changed. During the last century, more people have become wealthy if we consider housing and pension savings. Daniel Waldenström is examining the concentration of wealth in rich countries.

The column is currently the most-read piece on Vox EU. Daniel Waldenström has also been interviewed by French magazine Atlantico about his research.

Read the column here