Bivens, Josh; Mishel, Lawrence - In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 27 (2013) 3, pp. 57-78
The debate over the extent and causes of rising inequality of American incomes and wages has now raged for at least two decades. In this paper, we will make four arguments. First, the increase in the incomes and wages of the top 1 percent over the last three decades should be interpreted as...