Insights from a ‘Lifetime Perspective’ on Inequality and Distribution
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https://doi.org/10.25071/1874-6322.40648Keywords:
Lifetime Perspective, Inequality, DistributionAbstract
This is the Introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal of Income Distribution, Number 33, 1-2 (March-June 2026), guested edited by Jeffrey Thompson.
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