Erratum to Polarization and the decline of the middle class: Canada and the U.S [J Econ Inequal, (2010), 8, (247-273) DOI 10.1007/s10888-009-9122-7];Polarization and the decline of the middle class: Canada and the U.S.

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-273

  Foster, James E ^a,b   Wolfson, Michael C ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolarity; Canada; Gini coefficient; Income distribution; Inequality; Lorenz curve; Middle class; Polarization; Spread; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951976138     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-011-9180-5     Document Type: Erratum

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