CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

The income share going to the top 20 percent has risen from 43.4 percent to 50.5 percent, from 16.6 percent to 22.3 percent for the top 5 percent of households. C. Causes of growing inequality. 1. Firms have increased their demand for highly skilled and well-educated workers. Because the demand for these workers continues to exceed the supply ... ................
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