Immigration may affect income inequality not only by changing factor prices but also by inducing policy makers to … adjust the prevailing income tax system. We assess the relative importance of these economic and political channels using … only raise gross earnings inequality but also reduce the progressivity of local income taxes, further increasing after …

is their impact on the income distribution? We use microdata from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to … these programs, their generosity, and coverage by household income, marital status, and the number and age of children in … the household. We also assess the role of the transfer system in reducing income inequality and document its changing …

income, with renters bearing a disproportionate burden, as rent alone consumes a 27.19% of their income. The highest income … that housing expenditure and consumption are responsive to long-term income fluctuations, and more responsive to short …-term income changes when comparing to results from the distributional analysis. Regressions also reveal no gender …