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Estimates of Income and Income Inequality in the United States and in Each of the Fifty States: 1988–1999

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Estimates of income levels and income inequality in the United States in 1988, 1995, and 1999 are presented based on a dataset created by a statistical match of Internal Revenue Service and decennial Census data. In addition, estimates are presented of income levels and income distribution in each of the fifty states of the United States during those same years. Trends in national and regional income inequality and income levels over the period are analyzed also.

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  • Robert G. Lynch, 2003. "Estimates of Income and Income Inequality in the United States and in Each of the Fifty States: 1988–1999," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(3), pages 571-588, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jregsc:v:43:y:2003:i:3:p:571-588
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9787.00311
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