Edward Nathan Wolff

Ph.D. 1974, Yale University, Economics; M.Phil 1972, Yale University, Economics; B.A. 1968, Harvard University, Economics

Distribution of Income and Wealth

International Association for Research in Income and Wealth. Council Member, 1987-2012; International Input-Output Association.  Council Member, 1995-2003; Elected Fellow, 2011; Associate Editor, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1989-2019; member of the Honorary Editorial Board, 2019-; Editorial Board, Journal of Economic Inequality, 2001-; Editorial Board, Review of Income and Wealth, 2010-; Editorial Board, Journal of Income Distribution, 2016-; American Economic Association; Elected Member, Conference on Research in Income and Wealth, 1990-; Eastern Economics Association. President, 2002-2003.

Council Member, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, 1987-1994; International Input-Output Association.  Council Member, 1995-2003; Elected Fellow, 2011; Eastern Economics Association, Vice President, 2000-2001; President-Elect, 2001-2002; President, 2002-2003; 2019 JEI (Journal of Economic Issues) Editor’s Prize.

A Century of Wealth in America, Harvard University Press, 2017.

Inheriting Wealth in America: Future Boom or Bust? Oxford University Press, New York, 2015.

Productivity Convergence:  Theory and Evidence, Cambridge University Press, New York, for the Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature Series, 2014.

Productivity Growth: Industries, Spillovers and Economic Performance, with Thijs ten Raa, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham, UK, 2012.   

The Transformation of the American Pension System: Was It Beneficial for Workers? W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2011.

Poverty and Income Distribution, Second Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 

Does Education Really Help? Skill, Work, and Inequality, Oxford University Press, 2006.

Retirement Income:  The Crucial Role of Social Security, with Christian Weller. Economic Policy Institute, 2005.

Downsizing in America: Reality, Causes, and Consequences, with William J. Baumol and Alan S. Blinder. Russell Sage Press, 2003; Paperback edition, 2005.

Retirement Insecurity: The Income Shortfalls Awaiting the Soon-to-Retire, Economic Policy Institute, 2002.

TOP HEAVY:  A Study of Increasing Inequality of Wealth in America, The Twentieth Century Fund Press, 1995; Updated and expanded edition, the New Press, 1996; Newly updated and expanded edition, the New Press, 2002.

Competitiveness, Convergence, and International Specialization, with David Dollar. MIT Press. 1993.

Productivity and American Leadership: The Long View, with William Baumol and Sue Ann Batey Blackman. MIT Press. 1989.

Growth, Accumulation, and Unproductive Activity:  An Analysis of the Post-War U.S. Economy, Cambridge University Press, 1987. Paperback edition, 2006.  

The Information Economy:  The Implications of Unbalanced Growth, with Lars Osberg and William Baumol. The Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1989.