U.S. Income Dispersion Value

A U.S. Income Dispersion Value is a income dispersion value for a U.S. economy.

• Example(s):
  • U.S. Top-Decile Income Share, 2012 (Saez, 2013).
  • In 2010, in the U.S., the top 10% income earners earned 50% of the national income (a high income dispersion value).
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a U.S. Wealth Dispersion Value.
  • U.S. Gini-Index Value.
• See: World Income Dispersion.

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References

2013

• (Saez, 2013) ⇒ Emmanuel Saez. (2013). “Striking It Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States (updated with 2012 Preliminary Estimates)." Technical Report: University of California, Berkeley, Department of Economics.
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