Fading hope in the US

A substantial literature claims that the strong increase in inequality over the last decade in countries such as the US would lead to a collapse of society. Fading hopes in the population seem to confirm this. The paper rejects this interpretation since the decline in hopes cannot be traced back to rising inequality.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Ritzen, Jo ; Zimmermann, Klaus F.
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Vertrauen \| Einkommensverteilung \| USA \| confidence \| ethnicity \| hope \| human capital \| income inequality

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 6340
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	715376950 [GVK] hdl:10419/58702 [Handle]
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races
Source:	EconStor

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