Background facts / James Piereson -- The broad-based rise in return to top talent / Joshua D. Rauh -- The economic determinants of top income inequality / Charles I. Jones -- Intergenerational mobility and income inequality / Jörg L. Spenkuch -- The effects of redistribution policies on growth...

The income share of the top one percent of the population in the United States has increased from a little over nine percent of national income in the 1970s to 22.46 percent in 2012- a 144 percent increase. What is driving this astronomic growth in incomes for some? Is it possible the result of...

Introduction: moderation in all things, even income -- Defining excess -- The magic of maximum multiples -- A society without a super rich -- Pipe dream or politically practical project? -- Evolving toward equity