Income inequality in the U.S.: The Kuznets hypothesis revisited
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Kuznets hypothesis; Progressive taxation; Structural transformation; Top percentile; Income shares; U-shape;JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
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