AEI Studies on Understanding Economic Inequality – serie

This study of the distribution of wealth examines data to see who has gained and by how much. The evidence indicates that wealth has not become increasingly concentrated, and that a large proportion have become rich through creation rather than inheritance.

The author analyzes the change in male earnings inequality since the mid-1970s to see how much is attributable to changes in labor market opportunities

This text examines information from surveys of public attitudes to assess people's views about the government's role in reducing income differences between the rich and poor.

The author explores periods of rapid technological change for coincidences of widening inequality and slowing productivity growth.

This work examines the relationship between economic inequality and Intelligence Quotient (IQ), to see how much of observed income inequality is attributable to differences in earning capabilities that are closely associated with differences in cognitive ability.