Capital and Labor : The Factor Income Composition of Top Incomes in the United States, 1962-2006

Capital and Labor : The Factor Income Composition of Top Incomes in the United States, 1962-2006

This paper finds that capital and labor incomes in the United States have become more closely associated since the 1980s. This contributed to the well-known increase in the top 1 percent's share of total income, exacerbating rising inequality...

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Main Authors: Atkinson, Anthony B., Lakner, Christoph
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
INEQUALITY
FACTOR INCOMES
TOP INCOMES
THE ONE PERCENT
WEALTHY
MARGINAL TAX RATES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/260871513017553079/Capital-and-labor-the-factor-income-composition-of-top-incomes-in-the-United-States-1962-2006
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29004

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/260871513017553079/Capital-and-labor-the-factor-income-composition-of-top-incomes-in-the-United-States-1962-2006
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29004

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