incomes and income inequality have evolved from around 1980 through the Great Recession. There are striking differences across … OECD countries in average real median income growth. Some increase in overall inequality has been common, but with wide … inequality from household surveys. A significant negative association between changes in Gini and median income is found across …

This paper surveys the rise of income inequality in affluent nations. Social programs are critical to keeping … inequality in check, but their sustainability is increasingly threatened. A possible solution is high levels of employment. …

What are the principal sources of posttax-posttransfer inequality in affluent countries? To what extent do inequality … of individual earnings, inequality of market household incomes, redistribution, and other factors influence the …-posttransfer inequality? I explore these issues in a comparative fashion, focusing on the experiences of twelve countries - Denmark, Finland …

Redistribution is one of the principal mechanisms through which countries secure low income inequality. Maintaining …, may be the key to successful pursuit of low inequality for affluent countries. But generous benefits can create employment … inequality. Because of aging and capital mobility, a high employment rate is needed to finance those benefits. But if benefits …