Income inequality and hollowing out the middle class

2013/01/01 by Paul Davidson · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Mathematics · Social Sciences · #Class (philosophy) #Computer science #Development economics #Economic Theory and Policy #Economic inequality #Economics #Inequality #Keynesian economics #Law #Market economy #Mathematics #Middle class #Middle income trap #Political Economy and Marxism #Political science

paper · doi:10.2753/pke0160-3477360209

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Abstract

This paper discusses the hollowing out of the middle class in the United States since the late 1970s, and suggests that the latest threat to the remaining middle class is automation.

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