The Distribution of Top Incomes in Five Anglo-Saxon Countries Over the Long Run

Economic Record

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 31-47

  Atkinson, A B ^a   Leigh, Andrew ^b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POST-WAR; RANKING; TAX SYSTEM; WAGE;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879550861     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4932.12004     Document Type: Article

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