Journal of the Finnish Economic Association

Must Capital Income Increase Long-Term Inequality? Evidence from Sweden 1991–2021

Journal Article
Reference
Bergh, Andreas and Martin Nordin (forthcoming). “Must Capital Income Increase Long-Term Inequality? Evidence from Sweden 1991–2021”. Journal of the Finnish Economic Association.

Authors
Andreas Bergh, Martin Nordin

Capital income is known to increase income inequality when measured on an annual basis, but the role of personal capital income in long-run inequality is rarely studied. Theoretically, capital income can increase or decrease long-term inequality depending on the correlation with other income.