Income Inequality in the United States, 1913–1998

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic_journal
gptkbp:analyzesPeriod 1913–1998
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Piketty
gptkb:Emmanuel_Saez
gptkbp:foundIn income inequality lowest in 1970s
income inequality rose sharply in 1980s and 1990s
income share of top 1% declined from 1913 to 1970s
income share of top 1% increased after 1970s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Income Inequality in the United States, 1913–1998
gptkbp:impact influenced policy debates on inequality
widely cited in economics literature
gptkbp:method tax return data analysis
gptkbp:publicationYear 2003
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Quarterly_Journal_of_Economics
gptkbp:topic gptkb:United_States
20th century
income inequality
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emmanuel_Saez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5