The Historical Evolution of the Wealth Distribution: A Quantitative-Theoretic Investigation

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  2016

• Venue

  National Bureau of Economic Research

• Publication date

  2016-12-29

• Fields of study

  Economics, History

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  DOI 10.3386/W23011
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