Aroop Chatterjee
Biographic Data
| ID | 6291501 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aroop Chatterjee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aroop |
| FAMILY NAME | Chatterjee |
| SIGNATURE | CHATTERJEE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4962-7512 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Wealth inequality and elites in the global South
Empowerment versus (re)distribution in South Africa
Wealth Inequality in South Africa, 1993–2017
This paper estimates the distribution of personal wealth in South Africa by combining microdata covering the universe of income tax returns, household surveys, and macroeconomic balance sheets statistics. We document unparalleled levels of wealth concentration. The top 10% own 86% of aggregate wealth and the top 0.1% close to one third. The top 0.01% of the distribution (3, 500 individuals) concentrate 15% of household net worth, more than the bo…
Wealth Inequality in South Africa, 1993–2017
This article estimates the distribution of personal wealth in South Africa by combining microdata covering the universe of income tax returns, household surveys, and macroeconomic balance sheet statistics. South Africa is characterized by unparalleled levels of wealth concentration. The top 10 percent own 86 percent of aggregate wealth and the top 0.1 percent close to one-third. The top 0.01 percent of the distribution (3,500 individuals) concent…
Measuring wealth inequality in South Africa
Understanding wealth inequality has unique significance in South Africa. The co-existence of extreme poverty and extreme wealth is starkly visible. Apartheid-era inequality has persisted despite more than 20 years of democracy. Much of the research on inequality has focused on inequality of income and of opportunities. There is a large gap in understanding wealth inequality—levels of wealth inequality, how wealth is held, and the mechanism throug…
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Measuring wealth inequality in South Africa
Understanding wealth inequality has unique significance in South Africa. The co-existence of extreme poverty and extreme wealth is starkly visible. Apartheid-era inequality has persisted despite more than 20 years of democracy. Much of the research on inequality has focused on inequality of income and of opportunities. There is a large gap in understanding wealth inequality—levels of wealth inequality, how wealth is held, and the mechanism throug…
Wealth Inequality in South Africa, 1993–2017
This paper estimates the distribution of personal wealth in South Africa by combining microdata covering the universe of income tax returns, household surveys, and macroeconomic balance sheets statistics. We document unparalleled levels of wealth concentration. The top 10% own 86% of aggregate wealth and the top 0.1% close to one third. The top 0.01% of the distribution (3, 500 individuals) concentrate 15% of household net worth, more than the bo…
Wealth Inequality in South Africa, 1993–2017
This article estimates the distribution of personal wealth in South Africa by combining microdata covering the universe of income tax returns, household surveys, and macroeconomic balance sheet statistics. South Africa is characterized by unparalleled levels of wealth concentration. The top 10 percent own 86 percent of aggregate wealth and the top 0.1 percent close to one-third. The top 0.01 percent of the distribution (3,500 individuals) concent…
Wealth inequality and elites in the global South
Empowerment versus (re)distribution in South Africa
Economics (5 works) · Inequality (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economic inequality (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Balance sheet (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)