Hollowing Out : The Channels of Income Polarization in the United States /

Data show that middle-income households have continued moving down, and less so up, the income distribution in the United States since the 1970s-a phenomenon that is often referred to as the polarization or 'hollowing out' of the income distribution. While the level of income polarization...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alichi, Ali
Other Authors: Mariscal, Rodrigo, Muhaj, Daniela
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/244
Online Access:Full text available on IMF