Income Inequality

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Fight Poverty, Not Income Inequality | Bloomberg Opinion

• • Tyler Cowen
• November 26, 2022

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Wealth Tax: An Islam-Friendly Way to Combat Inequality

• • Omar Al-Ubaydli
• May 2, 2021

• | Regulation Regulation
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The Emerging Connections Between Income Distribution and Regulation

• • Dustin Chambers
• July 13, 2020

• Regulation

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Who Is Living the Dream?

• • Arnold Kling
• April 20, 2020

In his new book, economist Michael Strain argues that the American Dream is still very much alive

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The Middle Class Is Changing, Not Dying

• • Michael R. Strain
• April 20, 2020

Economic dynamism reinvigorates the “hollowed out” middle class

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Inflation Inequality Creates Winners and Losers

• • Tyler Cowen
• November 18, 2019

Technological progress is making life cheaper — but mostly for people who like new stuff.

• | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
• | Macro Musings Macro Musings

Income Inequality and Automatic Stabilizers

• • David Beckworth
  • Heather Boushey
• July 8, 2019

A Macro Musings Transcript

• Monetary Policy

• | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
• | Macro Musings Macro Musings

Sam Bell and Skanda Amarnath on Gross Labor Income Targeting

• • David Beckworth
  • Sam Bell
  • Skanda Amarnath
• June 17, 2019

A Macro Musings Transcript

• Monetary Policy

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Why CEOs Actually Deserve Their Gazillion-Dollar Salaries

• • Tyler Cowen
• April 11, 2019

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The wealthy are like sheep: You can fleece them many times but skin them only once

• • Bruce Yandle
• March 4, 2019

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Income inequality often a result of choice

• • Donald J. Boudreaux
• February 14, 2019

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Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?

• • Tyler Cowen
• February 7, 2019

Howard Schultz has a point: They don’t deserve all the blame for America’s wealth inequality.

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Resentment of the Wealthy Is Not a Policy

• • Tyler Cowen
• February 1, 2019

Why the various plans to get the rich to pay more taxes won’t be as popular as the Democrats think.

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Soaking the rich impoverishes us all

• • Donald J. Boudreaux
• January 31, 2019

• | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
• | Regulation Regulation
• | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs

The Effect of Regulation on Low-Income Households

• • Dustin Chambers
  • Diana Thomas
  • Patrick McLaughlin
  • Kathryn Waldron
• January 8, 2019

• Regulation

• | Urban Economics Urban Economics
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

City Governments Should Focus on Opportunity, Not Income Inequality

• • Adam Millsap
• December 13, 2018

• Urban Economics
• Corporate Welfare
• Government Spending

• | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Working Papers Working Papers

Income Inequality in the United States

• • Sean Mulholland
  • Cortnie Shupe
• December 4, 2018

• Government Spending

• | Regulation Regulation
• | Journal Articles Journal Articles

Barriers to Prosperity: The Harmful Impact of Entry Regulations on Income Inequality

• • Dustin Chambers
  • Patrick McLaughlin
  • Laura Stanley
• October 30, 2018

• Regulation

• | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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The Search for Real — Not Nominal — Wage Gains

• • Scott Sumner
• October 10, 2018

• Monetary Policy

• | Urban Economics Urban Economics
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

How Universities Can Help Struggling Areas

• • Adam Millsap
• October 10, 2018

• Urban Economics