How rich are the rich? If only you knew
- Written by Gil B. Manzon Jr., Associate Professor of Accounting, Boston College
“If poor people knew how rich rich people are, there would be riots in the streets.”
Actor and comedian Chris Rock made this astute statement during a 2014 interview with New York magazine, referring to the yawning gap between rich and poor. In so doing, he stumbled upon a key challenge in the study of inequality.
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