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The Trend in Real Inequality: More Evidence

Started by Will Wilkinson · 9 months ago

Here’s the working paper [pdf] by Enrico Moretti at Berkeley:
Abstract. A large literature has documented a significant increase in the return to college over the past 30 years. This increase is typically measured using nominal wages. I show that from 1980 to 2000, college grad ... Continue reading »

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  • On a slightly related note, the Oct 8 WSJ (D1, dead tree edition) has an article titled "The Next Bailout: Your Adult Children?"

    Favorite quote: "Some 70% of families don't even consider a student's likely post-graduation income when deciding how much to borrow for college ... and 40% said they paid no attention to cost in searching for a college."

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