The Decline of Income in the Bottom Half of the United States
In our Scholars' Blog, Nishant Yonzan looks at three definitions of income and finds they all show significant drops in prosperity for the bottom 50 percent.
Intergenerational Mobility Between and Within Canada and the United States
M. Connolly, M. Corak, and C. Haeck. Journal of Labor Economics. vol. 37, no. s2. 2019.
The Canadian Geography of Intergenerational Mobility
M. Corak. The Economic Journal. uez019. 2019.
Financial Post: Canada’s Income Ladder Is Easier to Climb Than America’s, but It’s Way Smaller
In this article, the Financial Post's William Watson explores a study by Miles Corak, Marie Connolly and Catherine Haeck on the intergenerational transmission of income inequality in Canada and the United States.
Economic Self-Reliance and Gender Inequality Between U.S. Men and Women, 1970–2010
D. Bloome, D. Burk, and L. McCall. American Journal of Sociology. vol. 124, no. 5. 2019.
Income Level and Income Inequality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, c. 14-700
B. Milanovic. The Review of Income and Wealth. vol. 65, no. 1. pp. 1-20. 2019.
Panel: Discussing a ‘Maximum Wage’
Janet Gornick, Chuck Collins, and Sam Pizzigati engage in a discussion on addressing income inequality.
Panel: Workers and Wages in America Today
In this video, a panel of experts examines the power, or weakness, of the American worker.
Real Urban Wage in an Agricultural Economy Without Landless Farmers: Serbia 1862-1910
B. Mijatovic and B. Milanovic. Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies. Working Papers in Economic History. 2019.
Redistributional Policy in Rich Countries: Institutions and Impacts in Nonelderly Households
J.C. Gornick and T.M. Smeeding. Annual Review of Sociology. vol. 44. pp. 441-468. 2018.