Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Ian Dew-Becker and Robert Gordon paper: Thisa is the paper cited by Krugman
Paul Krugman: Graduates versus Oligarchs:
Op-ed by Krugma, discussing..." A new research paper by Ian Dew-Becker and Robert Gordon of Northwestern University, 'Where Did the Productivity Growth Go?,' gives the details. Between 1972 and 2001 the wage and salary income of Americans at the 90th percentile of the income distribution rose only 34 percent, or about 1 percent per year. So being in the top 10 percent of the income distribution, like being a college graduate, wasn't a ticket to big income gains.
But income at the 99th percentile rose 87 percent; income at the 99.9th percentile rose 181 percent; and income at the 99.99th percentile rose 497 percent...."
Op-ed by Krugma, discussing..." A new research paper by Ian Dew-Becker and Robert Gordon of Northwestern University, 'Where Did the Productivity Growth Go?,' gives the details. Between 1972 and 2001 the wage and salary income of Americans at the 90th percentile of the income distribution rose only 34 percent, or about 1 percent per year. So being in the top 10 percent of the income distribution, like being a college graduate, wasn't a ticket to big income gains.
But income at the 99th percentile rose 87 percent; income at the 99.9th percentile rose 181 percent; and income at the 99.99th percentile rose 497 percent...."
Thursday, February 23, 2006
International Hobo - Articles These are articles written by staff of this company that specialises in services to computer games development. Some aree very funny, others contain distilled wisdom about many features of this industry, especially design issues.
