Income Inequality, Mobility, and Turnover at the Top in the US, 1987-2010.

While cross-sectional data show increasing income inequality in the United States, it is also important to examine how incomes change over time. Using income tax data, this paper provides new evidence on long-term and intergenerational mobility, and persistence at the top of the income distribution....

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Publicado en:American Economic Review Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 168 - 173
Autores principales: Auten, Gerald, Gee, Geoffrey, Turner, Nicholas
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Economic Association May2013
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        Income inequality
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        Social mobility
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        Class differences
        Rich people
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          Social mobility
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