Journal of Economic Inequality

The Journal of Economic Inequality provides a forum for analysis of 'economic inequality', broadly defined. Its scope includes:xa0·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Theoretical and empirical analysis·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Monetary measures of 'well-being' such as earnings, income, consumption, and wealth; non-monetary measures such as educational achievement and health and health care; multidimensional measures·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Inequality and poverty within and between countries, and globally, and their trends over time·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Inequalities of opportunity·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Income mobility and poverty persistence·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 The factor distribution of income·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Differences in 'well-being' between socioeconomic groups, for example between men and women, generations, or ethnic groups·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 The effects of inequality on macroeconomic and other phenomena, and vice versa·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Related statistical methods and data issues ·xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0xa0 Related policy analysis xa0Papers need to prioritize the 'economic inequality' dimension. For example, papers about trade and inequality, or inequality and growth, should not primarily be about trade or growth (in which case they should target a different journal). The same is true for papers considering the inter-relationships between the income distribution and the labour market, public policy, or demography.xa0 Officially cited as: J Econ Inequal