Fraser Institute Media Advisory: Are Popular Measures of Income Inequality Overstating the Problem? New Study Coming Thursday, July 30

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 29, 2015) - On Thursday, July 30, the Fraser Institute will release a new study examining how income inequality is measured.

Income Inequality Measurement Sensitivities measures income inequality over the past three decades revealing how different definitions of income and households influence results and the effects of government transfers.

A news release with additional information will be issued via Marketwired on Thursday, July 30 at 5:30 a.m. (Eastern).

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