The use of income distribution indicators in the economics literature has increased considerably in recent years. This …

persistent effect on subsequent employment and income. After initial periods with a higher incidence of sick leave, treated … treated workers, who manage to stay in employment, incur persistent income losses. The effects are stronger for sub-groups of …

in the US. We challenge the long-held belief that BN primarily affects high income White teenagers, using a unique data …; as are girls from low income families compared to middle and high income families. We use another data set to show that … who is diagnosed with an eating disorder is in accord with popular beliefs, suggesting that African American and low-income …

. In US election survey data, we find that income is more important in affecting voting behavior for more informed voters … strong correlation between income and political information, Congress representatives vote more conservatively, which is also …

results show that income, factor endowment, and policy independence are important to explain regional asymmetries between …

reach the levels of income enjoyed by the richest nations.[...] …

. This is modified by using tax data to allocate non-wage income across regions. The results suggest that the coefficient of …