Estimating the Top Tail of the Wealth Distribution

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2016
Volume: 106
Issue: 5
Pages: 646-50

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper uses the Household Finance and Consumption Survey to construct new estimates of top wealth shares in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Finland and The Netherlands. It provides a methodology to address simultaneously non-response and underreporting in wealth surveys.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:106:y:2016:i:5:p:646-50
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29