This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the US over the … possible rationale for recent inequality developments. …

find that those who earn near-minimum wages are disproportionately female, unmarried and young, without post …-income households. Using various plausible parameters for the effect of minimum wages on hourly wages and employment, I estimate the … impact of a minimum wage rise on inequality. …

This paper explores the implications of the ongoing reorganization of firms for inequality in the labour market. We …, creating demands for new combinations of skills, and thereby leading to new patterns of wage inequality. Specifically, our … analysis indicates how the changes can segment the labour market into an expanding sector of restructured firms where wages are …

-tax reforms using a model economy that replicates the U.S. distributions of earnings, income and wealth in very much detail. We …

countries, I find that there is a strong and significant relationship between top income shares and broader inequality measures … measures of inequality over periods when alternative income distribution measures are of low quality, or unavailable …

efficient allocation of resources. Besides these effects on allocative efficiency, migrant flows affect relative wages and also …

redistributions decreases with the degree of inequality, at least over some range. Moreover, capital market imperfections make future … high inequality and low redistribution, or vice versa. Temporary shocks to the distribution of income or the political …