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AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION

Cilt: 42 Sayı: 1 28 Aralık 2020
  • M. Aykut Attar
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AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION

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This paper uses a simple economic model of age and wealth to study the dynamics of global top wealth distribution. The main purpose is to investigate whether and to what extent age—as a demographic variable—affects wealth accumulation. The global top wealth distribution is represented by that of Forbes billionaires, the wealthiest people in the world as listed each year by the Forbes Magazine. After documenting the main distributional properties of age and wealth of Forbes billionaires in the year 2018, the paper introduces the model economy and derives two testable hypotheses. First, the wealth of an individual relative to the average is an exponential function of his/her age as dictated by the theoretical model. Second, the distribution of wealth across individuals has a Pareto shape. Estimation results show that (i) age differences alone explain nearly one fourth of variation in relative wealth, and (ii) global top wealth distribution has a Pareto tail. Results also show that (i) the exponential form of the age-wealth relationship originating from the long-run equilibrium of the model economy performs significantly well in comparison to the linear and quadratic forms, and (ii) the estimated values of Pareto tails indicate that there exists a large degree of wealth inequality even among Forbes billionaires themselves.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

  1. Benhabib, J. & Bisin, A. (2018). Skewed Wealth Distributions: Theory and Empirics. Journal of Economic Literature, 56(4), 1261-1291

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Yayımlanma Tarihi

28 Aralık 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Mayıs 2020

Kabul Tarihi

22 Eylül 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 42 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Attar, M. A. (2020). AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION. Nüfusbilim Dergisi, 42(1), 25-44. https://izlik.org/JA89XE85AR
AMA
1.Attar MA. AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION. Nüfusbilim Dergisi. 2020;42(1):25-44. https://izlik.org/JA89XE85AR
Chicago
Attar, M. Aykut. 2020. “AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION”. Nüfusbilim Dergisi 42 (1): 25-44. https://izlik.org/JA89XE85AR.
EndNote
Attar MA (01 Aralık 2020) AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION. Nüfusbilim Dergisi 42 1 25–44.
IEEE
[1]M. A. Attar, “AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION”, Nüfusbilim Dergisi, c. 42, sy 1, ss. 25–44, Ara. 2020, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA89XE85AR
ISNAD
Attar, M. Aykut. “AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION”. Nüfusbilim Dergisi 42/1 (01 Aralık 2020): 25-44. https://izlik.org/JA89XE85AR.
JAMA
1.Attar MA. AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION. Nüfusbilim Dergisi. 2020;42:25–44.
MLA
Attar, M. Aykut. “AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION”. Nüfusbilim Dergisi, c. 42, sy 1, Aralık 2020, ss. 25-44, https://izlik.org/JA89XE85AR.
Vancouver
1.M. Aykut Attar. AGE AND WEALTH: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TOP WEALTH DISTRIBUTION. Nüfusbilim Dergisi [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2020;42(1):25-44. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA89XE85AR