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Re:More than half of all private wealth has been inherited i... by acover on Monday December 18, 2017 @01:16AM (#15949804)
> In the postwar era, developed economies have experienced two substantial trends in the net capital share of aggregate income: a rise during the last several decades, which is well-known, and a fall of comparable magnitude that continued until the 1970s, which is less well-known. Overall, the net capital share has increased since 1948, but when disaggregated this increase comes entirely from the housing sector: the contribution to net capital income from all other sectors has been zero or slightly negative, as the fall and rise have offset each other. [0]

That doesn't mean that the gains for capital since the 70s are from housing. Only that the gains from the 40s are. It also doesn't address the industrial revolution's affect.

[0] - http://mattrognlie.com/brookings_capitalshare.pdf

Re:More than half of all private wealth has been inherited i... by rajnathani on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @11:01PM (#15966939)
It’s clearly the case for since the 70s as well.

In an interview, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz (who served under Bill Clinton) criticized Piketty [0] of overemphasizing the increase in concentration of wealth, and this was on the basis that the current increase in wealth stems from an increase in land value.

[0] https://www.salon.com/2015/01/02/joseph_stiglitz_thomas_pike...