This paper analyzes the microeconomic sources of wage inequality in the United States from 1967-2012. Decomposing … inequality into factors categorized by degree of personal responsibility, we find that education is able to explain more than … twice as much of inequality today as 45 years ago. However, neither hours worked nor education, industry, marital status, or …

future income; a second one about the negative externalities associated to inequality; and a final one emphasizing the …

measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity …

measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity …