Inequality and Economic Policy: Essays In Honor of Gary Becker

By: Tom Church, Chris Miller, and John B. Taylor

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Synopsis: Drawing from a 2014 Hoover Institution Conference on Inequality in honor of Gary Becker, a group of distinguished contributors explore various measures of inequality in America and address the issue of whether or not it is increasing. In looking at this question and examining policy implications, the authors draw on research on human capital and intergenerational mobility. The authors suggest that the emphasis on inequality and redistribution, while not wrong, is nevertheless misplaced, for it may lead us to adopt policies that will disrupt the progress we have made while doing nothing to promote the kind of growth that is essential to national progress.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 208 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780817919061
Related ISBNs:: 9780817919047
Publisher:: Hoover Institution Press
Date of Addition:: 04/18/23
Copyrighted By:: the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Tom Church
Edited by:: Chris Miller
Edited by:: John B. Taylor

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