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Income Growth of Top Earners (1979-2005) by Bakr Abbahou is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document analyzes data from U.S. tax returns between 1979-2005 to examine occupations and income growth of top earners. It finds that executives, managers, and financial professionals accounted for 60% of the top 0.1% of earners and 70% of income growth. There was significant income divergence within occupations among top earners. Theories for rising inequality include globalization, skill-biased technological change, and "superstar" effects concentrating rewards.

Author

Bakr Abbahou

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EN