Heathcote, Jonathan; Perri, Fabrizio; Violante, Giovanni L - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
We conduct a systematic empirical study of cross-sectional inequality in the United States, integrating data from the … Finances. In order to understand how different dimensions of inequality are related via choices, markets, and institutions, we … wage inequality over the sample period. Changes in the distribution of hours worked sharpen the rise in earnings inequality …