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Working Papers

2025

1. Inequality Bands: Seventy-Five Years of Measuring Income Inequality in Latin America
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2023

2. The Concentration of Personal Wealth in Italy 1995-2016
   CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (2)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2021) View citations (7)
   PSE Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (3)

2020

3. Income Inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920-1960
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (1)
   African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network (2020) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (1)
4. Income inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with the Br
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
5. Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Global Inequality Estimates from WID.world
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2020) View citations (5)
   Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (5)
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2020) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Global Inequality Estimates from WID.world, Economie et Statistique / Economics and Statistics, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2019

6. Measuring lnequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World's Most Unequal Region?
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (2)
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (1)
   Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (3)
   Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (3)
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (3)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Measuring lnequality in the Middle East 1990–2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2018

7. A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (8)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina, Latin American Economic Review, Springer (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
8. The elephant curve of global inequality and growth
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (39)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (41)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (3)
   PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (3)
   Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The Elephant Curve of Global Inequality and Growth, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (47) (2018)
9. Top incomes, wealth and inheritance: special issue in homage to Tony Atkinson
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (4)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Top incomes, wealth and inheritance: special issue in homage to Tony Atkinson, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
10. Top wealth shares in the UK over more than a century
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (109)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (31)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (94)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (25)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (25)
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy (2017) View citations (31)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2016) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari" (2017) View citations (31)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Top wealth shares in the UK over more than a century, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (105) (2018)
11. World Inequality Report 2018
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (335)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (338)

2017

12. Appendix to "Measuring Inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World's Most Unequal Region?"
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (1)
13. Contribution Ceilings and the Incidence of Payroll Taxes
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (15)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Contribution Ceilings and the Incidence of Payroll Taxes, De Economist, Springer (2017) View citations (17) (2017)
14. Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from WID.world
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (149)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (73)
    Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (105)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (83)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (76)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2017) View citations (140)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from WID.world, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (173) (2017)
15. Income Concentration in British India, 1885-1946
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb), CEPREMAP View citations (20)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (8)
    Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Income concentration in British India, 1885–1946, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
16. Measuring inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
17. On the Share of Inheritance in Aggregate Wealth: Europe and the USA, 1900–2010
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (66)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (72)
    See also Journal Article On the Share of Inheritance in Aggregate Wealth: Europe and the USA, 1900–2010, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2017) View citations (84) (2017)

2016

18. Distributional National Accounts (DINA) Guidelines: Concepts and Methods used in WID.world
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (50)
    Also in Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2016) View citations (102)
    Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (47)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (151)
19. The Challenge of Measuring UK Wealth Inequality in the 2000s
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (28)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (6)
    Post-Print, HAL (2016) View citations (28)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (5)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (30)
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy (2015) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Challenge of Measuring UK Wealth Inequality in the 2000s, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2016) View citations (30) (2016)

2014

20. Measuring Top Incomes and lnequality in the Middle East: Data Limitations and Illustration with the Case of Egypt
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Research Forum (2014) View citations (4)

2013

21. Recent Trends in Inequality and Poverty in Developing Countries
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (19)
22. The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (404)
    See also Journal Article The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (404) (2013)
23. The Top 1% in International and Historical Perspective
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (262)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2013) View citations (263)

2010

24. A Note on the Relationship between Top Income Shares and the Gini Coefficient
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article A note on the relationship between top income shares and the Gini coefficient, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2011) View citations (192) (2011)
25. Colonial Rule, Apartheid and Natural Resources: Top Incomes in South Africa 1903-2005
    OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford View citations (47)
26. Colonial Rule, Apartheid and Natural Resources: Top Incomes in South Africa, 1903-2007
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (27)

2009

27. Income and Wealth Concentration in Spain from a Historical and Fiscal Perspective
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (101)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2009) View citations (89)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2009) View citations (72)
    See also Journal Article Income and Wealth Concentration in Spain from a Historical and Fiscal Perspective, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2009) View citations (103) (2009)

2008

28. The monetary method to measure the shadow economy: The forgotten problem of the initial conditions
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (30)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2008) View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article The monetary method to measure the shadow economy: The forgotten problem of the initial conditions, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (33) (2008)
29. Top incomes and earnings in Portugal 1936-2004
    PSE Working Papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2008)

2007

30. Income and wealth concentration in Spain in a historical and fiscal perspective
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (32)
    Working Papers, HAL (2007) View citations (2)
31. The Rich in Argentina over the twentieth century: From the Conservative Republic to the Peronist experience and beyond 1932-2004
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (11)
32. The monetary method and the size of the shadow economy: A critical assessment
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (56)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2007) View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article THE MONETARY METHOD AND THE SIZE OF THE SHADOW ECONOMY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2007) View citations (67) (2007)

2006

33. The Demand for Currency Approach and the Size of the Shadow Economy: A Critical Assessment
    Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics, Working Paper Series, Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics View citations (30)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Global Inequality Estimates from WID.world
   Economie et Statistique / Economics and Statistics, 2020, (517-518-519), 41-59 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Global Inequality Estimates from WID.world, Post-Print (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2019

2. Measuring lnequality in the Middle East 1990–2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (4), 685-711 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Measuring lnequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World's Most Unequal Region?, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2018

3. A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina
   Latin American Economic Review, 2018, 27, (1), 1-45 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2018) View citations (8) (2018)
4. The Elephant Curve of Global Inequality and Growth
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 103-08 View citations (47)
   See also Working Paper The elephant curve of global inequality and growth, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2018) View citations (39) (2018)
5. Top incomes, wealth and inheritance: special issue in homage to Tony Atkinson
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2018, 16, (2), 131-136 View citations (4)
   Also in The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2018, 16, (2), 131-136 (2018) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Top incomes, wealth and inheritance: special issue in homage to Tony Atkinson, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
6. Top wealth shares in the UK over more than a century
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 162, (C), 26-47 View citations (105)
   See also Working Paper Top wealth shares in the UK over more than a century, Post-Print (2018) View citations (109) (2018)

2017

7. Contribution Ceilings and the Incidence of Payroll Taxes
   De Economist, 2017, 165, (2), 129-140 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Contribution Ceilings and the Incidence of Payroll Taxes, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2017) View citations (15) (2017)
8. Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from WID.world
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 404-09 View citations (173)
   See also Working Paper Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from WID.world, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (149) (2017)
9. Income concentration in British India, 1885–1946
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 459-469 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Income Concentration in British India, 1885-1946, CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb) (2017) View citations (20) (2017)
10. On the Share of Inheritance in Aggregate Wealth: Europe and the USA, 1900–2010
    Economica, 2017, 84, (334), 239-260 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper On the Share of Inheritance in Aggregate Wealth: Europe and the USA, 1900–2010, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2017) View citations (66) (2017)

2016

11. The Challenge of Measuring UK Wealth Inequality in the 2000s
    Fiscal Studies, 2016, 37, 13-33 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper The Challenge of Measuring UK Wealth Inequality in the 2000s, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2016) View citations (28) (2016)

2014

12. Altos ingresos e impuesto de renta en Colombia, 1993-2010
    Revista de Economía Institucional, 2014, 16, (31), 157-194 View citations (7)

2013

13. The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013, 27, (3), 3-20 View citations (404)
    See also Working Paper The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (404) (2013)

2011

14. A note on the relationship between top income shares and the Gini coefficient
    Economics Letters, 2011, 110, (3), 274-277 View citations (192)
    See also Working Paper A Note on the Relationship between Top Income Shares and the Gini Coefficient, CEPR Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2009

15. Income and Wealth Concentration in Spain from a Historical and Fiscal Perspective
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (5), 1140-1167 View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Income and Wealth Concentration in Spain from a Historical and Fiscal Perspective, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (101) (2009)
16. The Monetary Method to Measure the Size of the Shadow Economy. A Critical Examination of its Use
    Revue économique, 2009, 60, (5), 1069-1078 View citations (14)
17. Top incomes and earnings in Portugal 1936-2005
    Explorations in Economic History, 2009, 46, (4), 404-417 View citations (9)

2008

18. The monetary method to measure the shadow economy: The forgotten problem of the initial conditions
    Economics Letters, 2008, 101, (2), 97-99 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper The monetary method to measure the shadow economy: The forgotten problem of the initial conditions, Post-Print (2008) View citations (30) (2008)

2007

19. THE MONETARY METHOD AND THE SIZE OF THE SHADOW ECONOMY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2007, 53, (2), 363-371 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper The monetary method and the size of the shadow economy: A critical assessment, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2007) View citations (56) (2007)

2003

20. Estimación del tamaño de la economía oculta por medio de la demanda por circulante
    Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review, 2003, 18, (1), 103-115 View citations (3)

2000

21. Un análisis comparativo del impacto distributivo del impuesto inflacionario y de un impuesto sobre el consumo
    Económica, 2000, XLVI, (2), 3-35 View citations (4)

1999

22. Algunos resultados acerca del impacto de la inflación sobre la distribución del ingreso: El impuesto inflacionario
    Económica, 1999, XLV, (4), 119-136