income distribution

Cultural  

1. The way national income is divided among households in the economy.

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Example Sentences

“The upper end of the income distribution has increasing wealth and increasing income, and so they are less affected, if affected at all.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The low end of the income distribution is being squeezed by inflation and is consuming less,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

As a defensive position, the top two parts of the income distribution, regardless of their sector of employment, would do well to consider their own portfolio diversification.

From Barron's

Policy support and labor market shifts during the pandemic had a rebalancing effect on wealth and incomes for the bottom parts of the income distribution.

From Barron's

Wages for the top parts of the income distribution in the U.S. were on a precipitous rise, driven in part by the bifurcation of wages in a U-shaped labor market External link.

From Barron's