Is the Size Distribution of Income Stationary?

Philip Rothman ()

Working Papers from East Carolina University, Department of Economics

Abstract: It has recently been argued that the U.S. size distribution of income follows a pure random walk. Further testing shows that this result is not robust, questioning the conclusion that public policies shift the distribution of income in only a random fashion. It does not follow from the time series analysis, however, that current redistribution schemes are either efficient or effective.

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