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REPORT Economic GrowthEuropeGlobalization and TradeWorld

Increasing Inequality in the United States

November 2006, Dean Baker

This report traces the increase in U.S. inequality over the last quarter-century. It outlines the myriad drivers of this trend, including deliberate policy decisions on trade, immigration, interest rates, and health care costs. The paper was published and distributed in Germany through the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (IB200611A).

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