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The Rich Get Richer

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It is policy that is causing inequality, not the market alone. Tax policy, deregulation, the failure to raise the minimum wage. We should face the facts, says this author.

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  • Tim Koechlin, 2013. "The Rich Get Richer," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(2), pages 5-30.
  • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:56:y:2013:i:2:p:5-30
    DOI: 10.2753/0577-5132560201
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    1. Jon D. Wisman & Aaron Pacitti, 2014. "What the Rich Won Over the Past 35 Years and What Everyone Else Lost," Working Papers 2014-08, American University, Department of Economics.

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