Long term trends in earnings inequality: what the CPS can tell us

Changes in Current Population Survey (CPS) topcoding rules in the 1990s artificially increased measured earnings inequality. We create a time-consistent CPS data series and compare trends in earnings inequality from 1975 to 2001.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economics letters 2004-02, Vol.82 (2), p.295-299
Hauptverfasser:	Burkhauser, Richard V., Butler, J.S., Feng, Shuaizhang, Houtenville, Andrew J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Data analysis Earnings Earnings inequality Economics Gini trends Households Inequality Surveys Time series Topcoding U.S.A
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