Replication data for: Measuring the Trends in Inequality of Individuals and Families: Income and Consumption

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Project Citation:

Fisher, Jonathan D., Johnson, David S., and Smeeding, Timothy M. Replication data for: Measuring the Trends in Inequality of Individuals and Families: Income and Consumption. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112615V1

Project Description

Summary: We present evidence on the level of and trend in inequality from 1985-2010 in the United States, using disposable income and consumption for a sample of individuals from the Consumer Expenditure (CE) Survey. Differing from the findings in other recent research, we find that the trends in income and consumption inequality are broadly similar between 1985 and 2006, but diverge during the Great Recession with consumption inequality decreasing and income inequality increasing. Given the differences in the trends in inequality in the last four years, using both income and consumption provides useful information.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D31 Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
      D63 Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
      J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse

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