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" Top incomes over the twentieth century : "
edited by A.B. Atkinson and T. Piketty.
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1047836
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b802206
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Top incomes over the twentieth century : : a contrast between continental European and English-speaking countries /\ edited by A.B. Atkinson and T. Piketty.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2007.
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1 online resource (xvii, 585 pages) :: illustrations
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0191536865
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: 0199286884
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: 128115444X
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: 6611154442
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: 9780191536861
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: 9780199286881
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: 9781281154446
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: 9781429493000
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: 9786611154448
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0199286884
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes; 1 Top Incomes Over the Twentieth Century: A Summary of Main Findings; 2 Measuring Top Incomes: Methodological Issues; 3 Income, Wage, and Wealth Inequality in France, 1901-98; 4 The Distribution of Top Incomes in the United Kingdom 1908-2000; 5 Income and Wage Inequality in the United States, 1913-2002; 6 The Evolution of High Incomes in Canada, 1920-2000; 7 The Distribution of Top Incomes in Australia; 8 The Distribution of Top Incomes in New Zealand; 9 Top Incomes in Germany Throughout the Twentieth Century: 1891-1998.
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| Abstract
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Based on pioneering research on top incomes, this volume uses data from income tax records in 10 OECD countries over the past century to cast new light on the dramatic changes that have taken place among top earners. The volume provides rich material for exploring inequality, taxation, the impact of wars, and executive compensation. - ;Based on a pioneering research programme on the evolution of top incomes, this volume brings together studies from 10 OECD countries. This rapidly growing field of economic research investigates the top segment of the income distribution by using data from incom.
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Income distribution-- History-- 20th century.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Macroeconomics.
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Income distribution.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Economic Conditions.
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339.20904
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HC79.I5T67 2007eb
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Atkinson, A. B., (Anthony Barnes),1944-2017.
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Piketty, Thomas,1971-
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