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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480854003321

Titolo

Inequality and economic policy : essays in honor of Gary Becker / / edited by Tom Church, Chris Miller, John B. Taylor ; contributing authors, John H. Cochrane [and ten others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-8179-1908-2

0-8179-1906-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; number 664

Disciplina

339.20973

Soggetti

Income distribution - United States

Equality - Economic aspects - United States

Electronic books.

United States Economic policy Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of the Conference on Inequality in Memory of Gary Becker held September 25-26, 2014 at the Hoover Institution.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Background facts / James Piereson -- The broad-based rise in return to top talent / Joshua D. Rauh -- The economic determinants of top income inequality / Charles I. Jones -- Intergenerational mobility and income inequality / Jörg L. Spenkuch -- The effects of redistribution policies on growth and unemployment / Casey B. Mulligan -- Income and wealth in America / Kevin M. Murphy and Emmanuel Saez -- Conclusions and solutions / John H. Cochrane, Lee E. Ohanian, and George P. Shultz -- Remembering Gary Becker / Edward P. Lazear and George P. Shultz.