$86,290
The evolution of wealth inequality and social mobility in the U.S.
2016
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Jess Benhabib
Paulette Goddard Professor of Political Economy
New York University
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Jess Benhabib is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Political Economy at New York University. His research interests include macroeconomics and economic growth.
He is a fellow of the Econometrics Society and has been published in the Journal of Economic Growth and Journal of Economic Theory, among other publications. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.
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Jess Benhabib’s Working Papers
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Wealth distribution and social mobility in the US: A quantitative approach (opens in a new tab)
Working Papers OCT 10, 2017
By: Jess Benhabib, Alberto Bisin, Mi Luo
Economic Equity & Opportunity
Academic
Skewed wealth distributions: Theory and empirics (opens in a new tab)
Working Papers OCT 10, 2017
By: Jess Benhabib, Alberto Bisin
Economic Equity & Opportunity
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