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Article: State patterns in family income inequality
- Article from:
- Contemporary Economic Policy
- Article date:
- July 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Western Economic Association Jul 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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JAMIE S. PARTRIDGE, MARK D. PARTRIDGE, and DAN S. RICKMAN*
It is well known that U.S. income inequality began to increase in the 1970s and increased sharply in the 1980s. Yet, what is less well known is that this upward trend was not uniform across states. Some states experienced almost no increase in family income inequality, while other states experienced dramatic increases. We use the variation in state trends to examine factors that may underlie shifts in U.S. income inequality. Among numerous factors, we include variables that allow us to examine the role that state and local economic development policy may play. Also, in examining state income inequality differences that could not be ...