Edward Wolff received his doctorate from Yale University in 1974. He is currently professor of economics at New York University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He served as Managing Editor of the Review of Income and Wealth (1987-2004) and was a Senior Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College (1999-2011), a Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation (2003-2004), President of the Eastern Economics Association (2002-2003), a council member of the International Input-Output Association (1995-2003), and a council member of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (1987-2012).
A 'Must Read' for anyone interested in recent trends in wealth ownership and inheritance in the USA. Ed Wolff's comprehensive analysis builds the intellectual case for taxing large wealth transfers as income in the hands of recipients and exempting the small gifts and inheritances, which he shows to be surprisingly important for middle class families. Lars Osberg, McCulloch Professor of Economics, Dalhousie University