Comments on: Size of the Pie, Distribution of the Pie http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/ Lane Kenworthy Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: WurfWhile - Was Charlie Gibson Right About $200,000 Being A “Middle-Class” Income? http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-322 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:17:38 +0000 http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-322 [...] fact, during Charlie’s youth and early adulthood broad-based income growth was the rule, with American family incomes from 1947 to 1973, at the 60th, 40th, and 20th percentiles growing at an ann…. A family in the 60th percentile of income, let’s call them the Smiths, in 1947 made $25,728 [...]

]]> By: Steve Roth http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-80 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:20:57 +0000 http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-80 Definitely an interesting way of looking at this. The chart would be even more informative, though, if it also included P80 and P99 (including the hypothetical trend lines). Any inclination to add these?

Also, would it be possible to add regression lines to the charts in the linked post, on inequality and growth in the EU? Do you still have the spreadsheet to hand?

Thanks,

Steve

]]> By: pushmedia1 http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-78 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:13:34 +0000 http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-78 “Incomes for a very large swath of the American population would be much higher”

Which swath? You’re measuring incomes for percentiles not tracking individuals.

Assume the lowest 20th percentile is mostly 20 somethings, some of which are still and school and the rest just starting their careers. Why would we think that demographic should have increasing incomes at the same rate as the economy as a whole?

(BTW, I do some more analysis at my website.)

]]> By: The Ambrosini Critique » Blog Archive » Income inequality http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-77 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:11:51 +0000 http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/01/22/size-of-the-pie-distribution-of-the-pie/#comment-77 [...] screaming about inequality often provoke analysis like this. The point being the rich of gotten much richer in the last couple of decades but the poor have had [...]

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