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December 2004, No. 209
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Last Updated: 11/18/2004

What Similarities between Siblings Tell Us about Inequality in the U.S.

Bhash Mazumder

The author finds that about half of earnings inequality in the U.S. can be explained by family and community influences during childhood. He also finds that these influences have become more important in recent decades.

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