Browsing PERC Publications by Subject "inequality"

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    • Elderly Entitlements and Wealth Inequality 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-12-21)
      By most measures, wealth inequality has risen significantly over the last three decades and is a growing concern. However, standard wealth definitions require that individuals possess a legal claim to assets included as ...
    • Poverty in the U.S. 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-05-02)
      In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a ‘war on poverty.’ Since then, the U.S. poverty rate declined from 19% to 11.6% in 2021, but one may wonder why it has not dropped further. In this issue of PERCspectives ...
    • Social Security Wealth and Federal Liabilities 
      Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-02-15)
      In the U.S., wealth inequality has risen in recent years. However, past estimates of wealth inequality tend to ignore Social Security benefits – even though these accrued benefits are almost 40% of the size of conventional ...