Income Distribution

In the News

Because differences in income in the U.S. are believed to be related to skill and effort, and because social mobility is assumed to be high, inequality seems to be more acceptable than in Europe.

October 16, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill, The Guardian

In the News

A big sliver of American society that generally does well tends to cluster in Washington. When people make the argument that $250,000 is middle income, that’s way higher than most of the country regards as middle income. But here in Washington, your next-door neighbor has that kind of income.

September 20, 2012, William H. Frey, Washington Post

In the News

We don't see very important neighborhood effects on those two outcomes that people have focused on. But the things that people had been focused on and worried about with neighborhoods aren't the full story. Helping poor families is about a lot more than just increasing their income.

September 20, 2012, Jens Ludwig, Wall Street Journal

In the News

[The price of gas] is the most visible price in the United States. It is in your face, literally as you drive down the street every day.

April 23, 2012, William A. Galston, Reuters

Expert Q & A

Great Recession Pushing Poverty Up

September 16, 2010, Ron Haskins

Expert Q & A

Is the American Dream a Myth?

October 19, 2009, Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill

Expert Q & A

Low-Income Families and Communities

August 12, 2008, Alan Berube

Expert Q & A

Affordable Housing, Rental Housing and Home Ownership

April 24, 2008, Bruce Katz and Martha Raddatz

Expert Q & A

Economic Mobility

February 20, 2008, Isabel V. Sawhill

Interview | American Public Media, Marketplace

The Middle-Class Squeeze

January 11, 2008, Gregg Easterbrook and Elizabeth Warren