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[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0176268021000872 by Dustin Chambers 3/22 ScienceDirect] | [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0176268021000872 by Dustin Chambers 3/22 ScienceDirect] | ||
Income inequality in the United States has risen over the past several decades. Over the same period, federal regulatory restrictions have increased. An emerging literature shows that regulations can have regressive effects on the distribution of income, exacerbating inequality. The Federal Regulation and State Enterprise (FRASE) index quantifies the regulatory restrictions that apply to each US state by industrial composition. | Income inequality in the United States has risen over the past several decades. Over the same period, federal regulatory restrictions have increased. An emerging literature shows that regulations can have regressive effects on the distribution of income, exacerbating inequality. The Federal Regulation and State Enterprise (FRASE) index quantifies the regulatory restrictions that apply to each US state by industrial composition. | ||
=====Income Inequality and Global Political Polarization: The Economic Origin of Political Polarization in the World===== | |||
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8608558/ by J Chin Polit Sci NIH] | |||
Both income inequality and political polarization have increased dramatically in much of the world over the past few decades. One might wonder how these two phenomena correlate with each other. Are there any striking similarities in the correlated patterns of income inequality and polarization across the globe? | |||
