elderly over this period. We also find that the degree of inequality in the LIMEW is substantially higher among the elderly … than among the non-elerly. In contrast, inequality in EI is virtually identical between the two groups. Inequality in the … LIMEW grew for both the elderly and the non-elderly, while the inequality in EI (as well as in standard money income) grew …

income because saving fell, consumption financed from noncash income sources rose, family size shrank, and income inequality … climbed sharply. The paper documents the importance of rising wage inequality and the surprising increase in the correlation … between husband and wife earnings in the trend toward greater family income inequality. …

This paper establishes the principles which should govern the welfare and inequality analysis of heterogeneous income … samples. However, inequality and welfare comparisons will usually be well defined only if equivalent incomes are obtained … using constant scale factors; and researchers will need to distinguish clearly between inequality of nominal incomes and …

. Inequality was notably lower in Canada, with a Gini coefficient of 0.285 for equivalent LIMEW in 2005, compared to a US …

, regional inequality, living standards and inequality of personal income distribution are also discussed. Over the long run … persisted, at the national level economic growth was accompanied by a secular decline in income inequality. This pattern has … productivity; southern regions have further lagged behind the rest of the country, and income inequality is on the rise. Italy has …

. Inequality was notably lower in Canada, with a Gini coefficient of 0.285 for equivalent LIMEW in 2005, compared to a US …

1982, and much faster than MI from 1982 to 2004. In 2004, measured inequality was lower in LIMEW than MI (a difference of 5 ….5 Gini points); similarly, the increase in inequality between 1959 and 2004 was higher in MI than LIMEW (6.2 versus 5.1 Gini …

household wealth to household income considerably increases measured inequality and the share of income from wealth in … inequality. However, both measures show about the same rise in inequality over the period. Our results contradict the assertion …

question of the relationship between class structure and overall economic inequality. Our analysis of the U.S. data shows that … substantially to overall inequality. …