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Publication Date: March 2008
Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Aviva Aron-Dine
Research Area: Economics
Keywords: Economic projections; Income diversity; Economic inequality; Household income
Type: Report
Abstract:
Economists Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez recently issued an updated version of their groundbreaking data series on income inequality in the United States. The data, which are based on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) files, are unique because they provide detailed information on income gains at the top of the income scale, extend back to 1913, and provide the first detailed look at the distribution of income in 2006.