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Desigualdad, ¿qué sabemos? Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics José Victor Rios-Rull () (University of Pennsylvania )
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In this article I review the current state of our knowledge of what factors account for labor income and wealth inequality among households. In particular, I stress that shocks to labor incomes suffice to generate observable differences between the wealth of the households. (Copyright: Fundación Empresa Pública)
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Volume (Year): 26 (2002)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 221-254
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Keywords: Inequality ; income distribution ; wealth ; quantitative theory ; Other versions of this item:
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