Changes of distributions of personal incomes in US from 1998 to 2011

• Authors: Piotr Łukasiewicz , Krzysztof Karpio , Arkadiusz Orłowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper the results of studies of personal incomes changes are presented for years 1998 to 2011. The studies were based on the micro-data regarding families and households. Among others it was showed that concentration of individual incomes dropped during the period of 1998 to 2011. The opposite trends of changes of income inequalities for households and individuals were observed.

Keywords

EN

income distribution; personal income; income inequalities

• Publisher: Katedra Ekonometrii i Statystyki, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Metody Ilościowe w Badaniach Ekonomicznych
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 96-106

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Piotr Łukasiewicz

• Department of Informatics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences –SGGW

author

Krzysztof Karpio

• Department of Informatics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences –SGGW

author

Arkadiusz Orłowski

• Department of Informatics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences –SGGW

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