The Distribution of Top Earnings in the UK since the Second World War

Distribution of Top Earnings in the UK

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9724944
AutoresA B Atkinson (University of Oxford), Sarah Voitchovsky (University College Dublin)
Año2011
Volumen78
Número311
Páginas440-459
Fecha de publicación2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEconomica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0335.2010.00846.x
OpenAlexW1604255328
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas18

Much of the change in individual earnings has occurred at the top. This paper provides new evidence about the earnings distribution in the UK. 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 aim is to set the recent rise in top earnings in 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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