Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States

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"Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States" is an influential economic study by Emmanuel Saez that analyzes the long-term trends and growth of income inequality and top earners’ shares in the U.S. economy.

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instanceOf economic study ⓘ
working paper ⓘ
aimsTo document long‑run trends in top incomes ⓘ
provide historical context for contemporary inequality levels ⓘ
analyzes business income of top earners ⓘ
capital income of top earners ⓘ
wage income of top earners ⓘ
author Emmanuel Saez ⓘ
circulation widely cited in inequality literature ⓘ
conclusion income growth has been disproportionately concentrated among top earners in recent decades ⓘ
the United States experienced a U‑shaped evolution of top income shares over the 20th century ⓘ
the top 1 percent income share in the United States returned to pre‑Great Depression levels by the early 21st century ⓘ
top income shares in the United States declined after the Great Depression and World War II ⓘ
top income shares in the United States have risen significantly since the late 1970s ⓘ
countryStudied United States ⓘ
dataSource Internal Revenue Service data ⓘ
U.S. federal income tax returns ⓘ
examines changes in pretax income distribution ⓘ
effects of economic growth on income distribution ⓘ
role of labor versus capital income at the top ⓘ
fieldOfWork economics ⓘ
income distribution research ⓘ
labor economics ⓘ
public economics ⓘ
focusesOn top 0.01 percent income share ⓘ
top 0.1 percent income share ⓘ
top 1 percent income share ⓘ
top 10 percent income share ⓘ
hasAuthorAffiliation University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
hasFormat PDF report ⓘ
influenced academic research on inequality ⓘ
policy debates on tax progressivity in the United States ⓘ
public discussions of the top 1 percent ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic income inequality in the United States ⓘ
long‑run income distribution trends ⓘ
top income shares ⓘ
perspective empirical ⓘ
relatedWork The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States (Piketty and Saez) ⓘ
timeSpanAnalyzed 20th century United States ⓘ
early 21st century United States ⓘ
usesMethod longitudinal data analysis ⓘ
tax return data analysis ⓘ

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Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States → conclusion → the United States experienced a U‑shaped evolution of top income shares over the 20th century ⓘ
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Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States → relatedWork → The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States (Piketty and Saez) ⓘ
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