Inequality and economic policy : : essays in honor of Gary Becker / / edited by Tom Church, Chris Miller, John B. Taylor ; contributing authors, John H. Cochrane [and ten others].

• Superior document: Hoover Institution Press publication ; number 664
• Author: Conference on Inequality in Memory of Gary Becker Hoover Institution on War, Revolution; Peace),
• TeilnehmendeR: Church, Tom (Research fellow),; Miller, Chris (Research fellow),; Taylor, John B.,; Becker, Gary S. 1930-2014,
• Place / Publishing House: Stanford, California : : Hoover Institution Press,, [2015]; 2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Hoover Institution Press publication ; 664.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (234 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Proceedings of the Conference on Inequality in Memory of Gary Becker held September 25-26, 2014 at the Hoover Institution.; Includes index.

Table of Contents

• Background facts / James Piereson
• The broad-based rise in return to top talent / Joshua D. Rauh
• The economic determinants of top income inequality / Charles I. Jones
• Intergenerational mobility and income inequality / Jorg L. Spenkuch
• The effects of redistribution policies on growth and unemployment / Casey B. Mulligan
• Income and wealth in America / Kevin M. Murphy and Emmanuel Saez
• Conclusions and solutions / John H. Cochrane, Lee E. Ohanian, and George P. Shultz
• Remembering Gary Becker / Edward P. Lazear and George P. Shultz.