#1996-012A "The Distribution of Wealth, 1983-1992: Secular Growth Cyclical Stability"
by John C. Weicher
September 1996

This article describes the changes in the concentration of wealth among U.S. households between 1983 and 1992, a period which nearly coincides with the most recent business cycle. The distribution of wealth has received popular attention recently, based on reports that it became markedly more unequal during the economic expansion of the 1980s. More...

PUBLISHED: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 1997, 79(1)