The empirical evidence for a positive relationship between income inequality and crime is mixed at best. This paper questions the use of standard income inequality measures (e.g., Gini coefficient) in this literature and makes the case that polarization of the income distribution is a crucial...

Korean Abstract: 우리 사회 인구구조의 고령화와 최근 노동시장의 변화는 소득(임금)의 변동성을 증가시키면서 불확실성을 높이는 방향으로 전개되고 있다. 본 연구는 임금불확실성이 근로자들의 후생수준을 결정하는 중요한...

Using 1979-2011 Current Population Survey data for the United States and 1975-2011 New Earnings Survey data for Great Britain, we study wage behavior in both countries, with particular attention to the Great Recession. Real wages are procyclical in both countries, but the procyclicality of real...