Inequality in Living Standards Since 1980

Orazio Attanasio, Erich Battistin () and Mario Padula

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Abstract: Studies of US wage and income inequality since 1980 have engendered the common wisdom that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. But is it really that simple?

Keywords: Income inequality; AEI Press; AEI Archive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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