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The moving picture of incomes
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From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada
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In this chapter, the author analyzes the meaning of statistics about disparities in income and what they actually say about economic inequality and well-being in Canada. He points out that the method of collecting data can have a significant impact on perceptions of inequality.
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Lars Osberg
Lars Osberg is a Professor of Economics at Dalhousie University with research interests in labour economics and income and wealth distribution. He received his PhD in Economics from Yale University and has published numerous articles in academic journals and seven books, including Unnecessary Debts, co-edited with Pierre Fortin. He is a past President of the Canadian Economics Association.
