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Noted on the Morning of September 21, 2015

Must- and Should-Reads:

Louise Sheiner: Implications of the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy by Income
David Glasner: Romer v. Lucas
Paul Krugman: Rate Rage
Jesse Drucker: If You See a Little Piketty in This Tax-Haven Book [by Gabriel Zucman], That’s Fine
Darren Lubotsky and Craig A. Olson: Premium Copayments and the Trade-off between Wages and Employer-Provided Health Insurance
Steve Teles: The Scourge of Upward Redistribution
Casey Schoeneberger: EVENT: Gabriel Zucman presents “Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens”
Louise Sheiner et al.: The Power of the Nudge: Policy Lessons from Behavioral Economics

Might Like to Be Aware of:

Tim Carmody: The End of the NASA Window
Max Gladstone: Badge, Book, and Candle
Endorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Noted on the Morning of September 21, 2015

September 21, 2015

September 21, 2015

U.S. economic mobility trends and outcomes

U.S. income and wealth inequality are no longer increasing, but a return to the equitable levels of the mid-20th century isn’t likely anytime soon