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| Author: | Atkinson, A.B. Voitchovsky, S. |
| Title: | The distribution of top earnings in the UK since the Second World War |
| Journal: | Economica
2011 : JUL, VOL. 78:311 p. 440-459 |
| Index terms: | wealth United Kingdom Europe income distribution country comparisons |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Much of the change in individual earnings has occurred at the top. This article presents new evidence about the earnings distribution in the United Kingdom. The evidence is new in that it provides detail about what has happened within the top 10%, covering groups such as the top 1% and the top 0.5%. The purpose is to look the recent rise in top earnings from historical perspective, and to make international comparisons. The evidence is new in that it covers the whole of the postwar period, allowing a contrast to be drawn with the golden age of the 1950s. |
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