Measuring Trends in Income Inequality

Michael Owyang and Hannah Shell

The Regional Economist, 2016, issue April

Abstract: Before there is discussion on what can and should be done about income inequality, interested parties should understand the different methods that can be used to measure the gap. Knowing when the gap has been particularly wide or narrow over the past 50 or so years would also be helpful.

Date: 2016
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