Earnings/Wages/Pay

In this brief, prepared for the Social Science Research Council, Janet Gornick and Nathaniel Johnson explore variation across countries and over time in levels of income inequality and in the size of the middle class.

In this interview, Yonatan Berman discusses his research on the interrelationships among absolute mobility, relative mobility, growth, and inequality.

In this commentary, Stone Center faculty — Miles Corak, Janet Gornick, Paul Krugman, Leslie McCall, Branko Milanovic, and Salvatore Morelli — each with unique expertise in the study of inequality, offer insights on the COVID-19 crisis.

R. Iacono and M. Ranaldi. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 13. 2020.

P. Segal. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 12. 2020.

N. Lustig. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 08. 2020.

L. Yang, F. Novokmet, and B. Milanovic. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 06. 2020.

M. Ranaldi. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 05. 2020.

B. Mijatović and B. Milanovic. Stone Center Working Paper. no. 01. 2020.

In this spotlight on data, Leslie McCall considers whether adjusting for family size eliminates economic benefits for families headed by couples compared to those headed by single people.