- Richard Blundell
- Spring/Summer 2011
- Focus-28-1f
- Link to foc281f (PDF)
Economic inequality has many measures, including wages, earnings, disposable income, and consumption. Instead of entering the debate about the best way to measure inequality, I try to determine how all of the different measures might be used together to better understand the evolution of inequality within and across countries. In this article, I focus primarily on the United States and the United Kingdom.
Categories
Economic Support, Employment, Financial Security, Inequality & Mobility, Intergenerational Poverty, Labor Market, Social Insurance Programs, Wealth