Open AccessIntroduction: Inequality of Economic Opportunity
Author(s) -
Katharine Bradbury,
Robert K. Triest
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
rsf the russell sage foundation journal of the social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2377-8261
pISSN - 2377-8253
DOI - 10.7758/rsf.2016.2.2.01
Subject(s) - inequality , economics , mathematical economics , mathematics , mathematical analysis
In the United States, inequality in the distribution of economic rewards, such as income and wealth, has widened greatly in recent decades. This has led to a spirited debate regarding the causes and consequences of increased economic inequality. A fundamental area of contention is whether the
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