Episode 7: Wealth Inequality and Housing -- with Clara Martínez-Toledano
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English - October 28, 2020 15:00 - 14 minutes - 17.1 MBSocial Sciences Science Education Courses economics inequality research Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Housing is the main asset in most individual portfolios. The recent rise in private wealth with respect to national income has been mainly driven by capital gains on housing. How do house price cycles affect wealth inequality? Clara Martínez-Toledano explores the dynamics of wealth accumulation over forty years in Spain.
Recommendations:
- "The Hidden Wealth of Nations" by Gabriel Zucman
http://gabriel-zucman.eu/hidden-wealth/
Paper:
- "House Price Cycles, Wealth Inequality and Portfolio Reshuffling" by Clara Martínez-Toledano
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2l1xe9mf95jmaiq/mtt_wealthinequalityspain.pdf?dl=0
Housing is the main asset in most individual portfolios. The recent rise in private wealth with respect to national income has been mainly driven by capital gains on housing. How do house price cycles affect wealth inequality? Clara Martínez-Toledano explores the dynamics of wealth accumulation over forty years in Spain.
Recommendations:
"The Hidden Wealth of Nations" by Gabriel Zucman
http://gabriel-zucman.eu/hidden-wealth/
Paper:
"House Price Cycles, Wealth Inequality and Portfolio Reshuffling" by Clara Martínez-Toledano
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2l1xe9mf95jmaiq/mtt_wealthinequalityspain.pdf?dl=0