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Tackling Inequality in Our Cities

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  • Gabriela Ramos

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We live in a world in which the rising tide of economic growth no longer lifts all boats. Research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has shown that the last 30 years have seen people at the top of the economic ladder pulling away from those at the bottom. Today, the average income of the richest 10 percent in the OECD is around 9.5 times that of the poorest 10 percent, up from just 7 times 25 years ago. Over the same period, the Gini coefficient, a commonly used measure of inequality, increased on average by some 10 percent in 21 OECD countries, from 0.29 to 0.32.

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  • Gabriela Ramos, 2016. "Tackling Inequality in Our Cities," Cascade, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, vol. 4, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedpca:0068
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    Inequality; economic growth;

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