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Economic History of American Inequality

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19th century
20th century
Affluence
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Class divide
Data analysis
Demographic factors
Economic development
Economic history
Economic indicators
Economic mobility
Economic policy
Economic security
Economic trends
Economics
Education
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Fiscal policy
Gini coefficient
History
Homeownership
Human capital
Income distribution
Income gap
Inequality
Labor market
Marriage
Opportunities
Poverty
Recessions
Resources
Social justice
Social mobility
Social outcomes
Social stratification
Societal impact
Socioeconomic status
United States
Wage disparity
Wars
Wealth concentration
Wealth disparity
Wealth redistribution

Product details

  • ISBN 9780226840642
  • Weight: 513g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 14 May 2025
  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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A meticulous examination of the history and roots of economic inequality within the United States.

This volume refines and extends the economic history literature on economic inequality in the United States. Economic inequality manifests itself on various dimensions, including access to resources and economic security, as well as access to education and opportunities for migration, marriage, and other important life decisions. Measuring inequality and studying its variation over time and in response to economic shocks such as recessions and wars deepen our understanding of how the economy operates and can inform the design of public policies. The studies in this compendium present comprehensive evidence on income distribution during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, drawing on new data on wages and prices. They also consider disparities in economic well-being that are reflected in outcomes other than wage and salary income, such as homeownership and marriage. The volume also presents new evidence on the effects of income inequality on social outcomes. It concludes with an intellectual history of “human capital,” a core concept in the economic analysis of the underpinnings of labor market inequality.

About
Martha J. Bailey is professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a research associate of the NBER. Leah Platt Boustan is professor of economics at Princeton University as well as a research associate and codirector of the Development of the American Economy Program at the NBER. William J. Collins is the Terence E. Adderley Jr. Chair and Professor of Economics and professor of history (by courtesy) at Vanderbilt University, as well as an NBER research associate and codirector of the Development of the American Economy Program.