Overthepast75years,householdincomeintheUnitedStateshasincreasedsubstantially.Still,bysomemeasures,incomeinequalityhasincreasedaswell.Thishasbeenthesubjectofcontestedpublicpolicyandpoliticaldiscourse.Thequestionstillstands:HowcanwebetterarticulatethenuancedchangesinAmericanincomes?Itisdifficulttohaveconversationsaboutincomeinequalitywithoutanagreed-uponsetofterms,metrics,andconcepts.UnitedStatesIncome,Wealth,Consumption,andInequality,editedbyDianaFurchtgott-Roth,examinesthetrendsinincomegrowthintheUnitedStatesandexploresvariousmeasuresofincome,includingmarket,post-tax,andpost-transferincome.Withineachchapter,distinguishedexpertsexplainhowincomeandwealth--andthewaywemeasurethem--havechangedintheUnitedStates,whichdemographicgroupshavebenefitedfromthesechanges,andhowmobilityhaschangedovertimeandovergenerations.Specificchaptersexplaintherolesofgenderandrace.Theresultingbookisrelevanttomoderninternationalpolicy,particularlyinlightoftheCOVID-19pandemic,andaddresseswhatcanbedonetoincreaseeconomicmobilityintheUnitedStates.
