Economics of Poverty Inequality and DiscriminationThis textbook serves as a self-contained course on income distribution and poverty, with additional emphasis on issues of discrimination. Sections of the book revisit microeconomics and basic statistics. Historical trends in economic inequality are covered as well as the role of government policy and other factors on inequality movements. |
Contents
Issues and Scope of Book | 2 |
Income Earnings and the Standard of Living | 13 |
Its Measurement Historical Trends | 50 |
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AFDC age group American Economic Review assets average bequest motive black males Census Chapter countries decile decline demand curve differences discrimination effect employer equal estimated factors family income federal firm gender Gini coefficient high school higher Hispanic household wealth Human Resources Income and Wealth income class income distribution income inequality income tax increase individuals investment Journal of Economic Journal of Human Labor Economics labor force participation LFPR lifetime earnings Lorenz curve lower marginal married couples measure median ment nomic nonwhite occupational output overall period personal income poverty line poverty rate poverty threshold programs progressive tax proportion quintile rate of return ratio relative result Section share skills social security structure Survey Table tax rate tion transfer trends U.S. Bureau unemployed unemployment rate union United wage differentials wage gap wage rate wealth inequality welfare white males women