The U.S. Income Distribution and Mobility Trends and International Comparisons

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Discusses data issues related to measuring income and its distribution in the U.S., and addresses empirical literature on development of and explanations for income inequality. Compares U.S. income distribution with distributions of other industrialized countries, and presents explanations for cross-country differences in equality measures. Examines income mobility in the U.S. and other developed nations

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. U.S. Income Distribution and Mobility

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-DSP-0513

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