A new paper in The Review of Economic Studies, published by Oxford University Press, introduces a novel measure of inequality. Under this new measure the United States is rated one of the most unequal places in the West. Only Greece has a higher rating. This is driven especially by longstanding structural inequalities of opportunity. The main driver of inequality across Europe, however, is the impact of the European sovereign debt crisis of 2010.
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