Burkhauser, Richard V.; Rovba, Ludmila; Oshio, Takashi - In: Journal of Income Distribution 17 (2008) 1, pp. 87-109
Using kernel density estimation we find that over the 1990s business cycles in the United States and Great Britain the entire distribution of after-tax (disposable) income moved to the right while inequality declined. In contrast, Germany and Japan experienced less growth, a rise in inequality,...