Preface. List of figures. List of tables. List of conference speakers. Issues in the Measurement of Income Inequality. The scope, growth, and causes of income inequality in an open U.S. economy (J.H. Bergstrand et al.). Levels of and changes in the distribution of U.S. income (C.T. Nelson). A dominance evaluation of distributions of income and the benefits of economic growth (J.A. Bishop, J.P. Formby). The growth in male earnings inequality, 1973-1988: The role of earnings capacity and utilization (R.H. Haveman, L. Buron). Dimensions of inequality in labor income (B. Pierce, F. Welch). Issues in the Causes of Income Inequality. Using regional data to reexamine the contribution of demographic and sectoral changes to increasing U.S. wage inequality (L.A. Karoly, J.A. Klerman). The relationship between wage inequality and international trade (G.J. Borjas, V.A. Ramey). A macroeconometric model of income inequality in the United States (N.S. Balke, D.J. Slottje). Technological progress and income inequality: A model with human capital and bequests (E. Karni, I. Zilcha). Productivity and income inequality growth rates in the United States (K.J. Hayes et al.). Policy Implications and Recommendations. Old theories in new bottles: Toward an explanation of growing world-wide income inequality (B. Bluestone). General economic theory and income inequality (K.J. Arrow). Have we underinvested in education? (O. Ashenfelter). The changing distribution of income in an open U.S. economy: Findings and lessons (R.H. Haveman). Summary and conclusions (J.H. Bergstrand et al.). Index.
The changing distribution of income in an open U.S. economy. ISBN 9781483296265. Published by North Holland in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.