A bit of a miracle no more: the decline of the labor share

Roc Armenter ()

Business Review, 2015, issue Q3, 1-9

Abstract: Why has labor's share of national income been declining steeply? How income is divided between labor and capital has implications for inequality and long-run economic growth. But as Roc Armenter explains, measuring labor's share is not so straightforward.

Date: 2015
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