The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate

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1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
CHAPTER 1. Introduction: OFFICIAL STATISTICAL MEASURES UNDERSTATE AMERICA’S WELL-BEING No access Pages 1 - 12
CHAPTER 2. Inequality in Producing and Consuming in America No access Pages 13 - 34
CHAPTER 3. Poverty in America No access Pages 35 - 42
CHAPTER 4. Trends in Income Inequality No access Pages 43 - 58
CHAPTER 5. Causes of the Growth in Earned-Income Inequality No access Pages 59 - 82
CHAPTER 6. Measures of Well-Being No access Pages 83 - 100
CHAPTER 7. What about the “Super Rich”? No access Pages 101 - 118
CHAPTER 8. The American Dream Is Alive and Well No access Pages 119 - 140
CHAPTER 9. Fifty Years of Economic Progress No access Pages 141 - 164
CHAPTER 10. Policy Implications and Conclusions No access Pages 165 - 184
Appendix A. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRANSFER PROGRAMS No access Pages 185 - 188
Appendix B. PERCENTAGE OF DEGREES BY ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE EARNED BY WOMEN No access Pages 189 - 190
Appendix C. PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN MEASURES OF WELL-BEING WITH DIFFERENT PRICE ADJUSTMENTS, 1967–2017 No access Pages 191 - 192
Appendix D. OCCUPATIONS OF HIGH EARNERS No access Pages 193 - 194
Appendix E. INTRAGENERATIONAL MOBILITY BY INCOME QUINTILE No access Pages 195 - 196
Appendix F. INCOME DISTRIBUTION BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION No access Pages 197 - 198
Notes No access Pages 199 - 248
Index No access Pages 249 - 254
About the Authors No access Pages 255 - 256