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A comparison of distributional effects of growth in the 1980s between US and Germany has applied the Kernel density estimation. The method allows changes in the income distribution to be observed without a particular functional form. Results showed that increase in income inequality in the decade of the 1980s was brought about by rapid unequal income gains in the middle class of the income distribution. Although the US and Germany have differing social policies, some issues pertaining to the labor market was the key to benefitting from economic recovery in both countries.
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German disabled men's labor earnings are much closer to German men without disability than of those American disabled men whose disparity in income against American without disability is almost one-quarter. Moreover, Germany's committment to the employment of disabled people contributes to the good record of labor earnings of men in the country. However, the encouragement of the accommodation of American disabled men in the labor force will narrow the income difference between disabled and not disabled Americans.
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Income distribution in California is examined as it relates to business cycles and demographic aspects of families. Research suggests that even though California is in an economic upswing, the living standards for some families remain lower than in previous expansions.
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