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Testing the significance of income distribution changes over the 1980s business cycle: a cross-national comparison

1999; Wiley; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1099-1255(199905/06)14

1099-1255

Richard V. Burkhauser, Amy Crews Cutts, Mary C. Daly, Stephen P. Jenkins,

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Journal of Applied EconometricsVolume 14, Issue 3 p. 253-272 Research Article Testing the significance of income distribution changes over the 1980s business cycle: a cross-national comparison Richard V. Burkhauser, Corresponding Author Richard V. Burkhauser Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1090, USAPolicy Analysis & Management, Cornell University, N135 MVR Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401 USASearch for more papers by this authorAmy Crews Cutts, Amy Crews Cutts Freddie Mac, USASearch for more papers by this authorMary C. Daly, Mary C. Daly Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, USASearch for more papers by this authorStephen P. Jenkins, Stephen P. Jenkins ESRC Research Centre and Micro Social Change, University of Essex, UKSearch for more papers by this author Richard V. Burkhauser, Corresponding Author Richard V. Burkhauser Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1090, USAPolicy Analysis & Management, Cornell University, N135 MVR Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401 USASearch for more papers by this authorAmy Crews Cutts, Amy Crews Cutts Freddie Mac, USASearch for more papers by this authorMary C. Daly, Mary C. Daly Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, USASearch for more papers by this authorStephen P. Jenkins, Stephen P. Jenkins ESRC Research Centre and Micro Social Change, University of Essex, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 June 1999 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(199905/06)14:3 3.0.CO;2-RCitations: 25AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Using kernel density estimation we describe the distribution of household size-adjusted real income and how it changed over the business cycle of the 1980s in the United States and the United Kingdom. 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