An analysis of federal income inequality in the United States, 1917–2018
An analysis of federal income inequality in the United States, 1917–2018

Summary/Abstract: The study investigated the spatial patterns of fiscal incomes in the United States (US) between 1917 and 2018. The authors examined the spatial shifts in income and population center of gravity and analyzed the role of localities in changes in per capita income using shift-share analysis. The study also calculated the spatial dependence of income and population. The authors analyzed spatial differences using the Hoover index and tried to identify points in time at which economic recessions had a significant impact on spatial processes in the US. The most important result of our research is that, in terms of both spatial dependence and heterogeneity, the New Deal had the greatest impact on spatial processes in the US. No government intervention or market trend since then has had such an impact on spatial processes.

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