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Latin America’s middle class grows, but in some regions more than others

Jul 26, 2015

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in Central America, Economic Development, South America, Trends: Economic

Pew Research: Latin America’s middle class grows, but in some regions more than others Three interesting graphs:

Economics Links

Sep 24, 2013

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Globalization, Great Divergence, Human Progress, International Affairs, Links – Economics, South America, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Did living standards improve during the Industrial Revolution? … So, while the Industrial Revolution ultimately led to big increases in wealth, progress was unsteady. For much of the period, the average person was not reaping the benefits of economic change. So much for wages. Other measures of standard of living should be considered. ……

Consumption Inequality Versus Income Inequality

Oct 26, 2012

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in Economics, Poverty, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Income inequality is a big topic these days, but some argue that income inequality data doesn't tell the whole picture. Income data typically uses pre-tax and pre-transfer income (meaning people at the top have less than it appears because of the taxes they pay, and the people at the bottom have more because of the…

Tax rates: Current vs Historical averages

Dec 14, 2007

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in Economics, History, Public Policy, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Greg Mankiw's Blog: Tax rates: Current vs Historical averages Do you think the wealthy should assume more of the tax burden for the US? Here is part of a post from Greg Mankiw: A new CBO report gives the effective federal tax rate by income group. These numbers include all federal taxes, not just income…

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Latin America’s middle class grows, but in some regions more than others

Economics Links

Consumption Inequality Versus Income Inequality

Tax rates: Current vs Historical averages