Gabriel Zucman on Inequality, Growth, and Distributional National Accounts

Sep 18, 2017 · 01:12:35

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Gabriel Zucman presents research on U.S. income inequality.
The bottom half of earners saw no income growth in 35 years.
The top 1% captured large gains, with explanations explored.

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