Measuring the trends in inequality of individuals and families: Income and consumption

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 184-188

  Fisher, Jonathan D ^a   Johnson, David S ^b   Smeeding, Timothy M ^c  

^a US Census Bureau   (United States)

^b U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84879114517     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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