A Firm-Level Perspective on the Role of Rents in the Rise in Inequality

Inequality is a hot topic among practitioners of the dismal science, but this report from two noted economists sheds new light on the oft-probed issue. Jason Furman and Peter Orszag delve into new corners of the income-inequality picture, noting that returns to housing-related capital have outpaced returns to other types of capital. In another insight, they find that American workers no longer move around the country as they once did, a shift with implications for economic mobility. Alas, their text is replete with economics jargon. Nonetheless, getAbstract recommends this innovative study to investors and policy makers seeking fresh ideas on the problem of income inequality.