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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. | 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. | ||
=====Income Inequality and Global Political Polarization: The Economic Origin of Political Polarization in the World===== | |||
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8608558/ by Yanfeng Gu National Library Of Medicine] | |||
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? More importantly, how can improved equality in income distribution contribute to mitigate political polarization? | |||
