Trends in the covariance structure of earnings in the U.S.: 1969-1987

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 439-459

  Moffitt, Robert A ^a   Gottschalk, Peter ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Error components model; Income inequality; Transitory variance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052831984     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-010-9154-z     Document Type: Article

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