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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 income tax records over the past century. As well as describing the source data and methods employed, the authors also discuss the dramatic changes that have occurred at the top of the income scale throughout the 20th century. This fascinating study is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive historic overview of top income distribution over the last century. It looks at why top incomes shares fell markedly in the first half of the 20th century and why, more recently, there has been a striking difference in the top income distribution between continental Europe and English-speaking OECD countries, like the UK, USA, and Australia. Written by the top names in the field, this seminal work provides rich pickings for those with an interest in inequality, development, the economic impact of war, taxation, economic history, and executive compensation.

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Author:   A. B. Atkinson (Nuffield College, Oxford) ,  Thomas Piketty (Director, Paris School of Economics and Professor EHESS, Paris)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.792kg
ISBN:  

9780198727750

ISBN 10:   0198727755
Pages:   604
Publication Date:   03 July 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Thomas Piketty: Top Incomes over the Twentieth Century: A Summary of the Main Findings 2: A. B. Atkinson: Measuring Top Incomes: Methodological Issues 3: Thomas Piketty: Income, Wage, and Wealth Inequality in France, 1901-1998 4: A. B. Atkinson: The Distribution of Top Incomes in the United Kingdom, 1908-2000 5: Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez: Income and Wage Inequality in the United States, 1913-2002 6: Emmanuel Saez and Mike Veall: The Evolution of High Incomes in Canada, 1920-2000 7: A. B. Atkinson and Andrew Leigh: The Distribution of Top Incomes in Australia 8: A. B. Atkinson and Andrew Leigh: The Distribution of Top Incomes in New Zealand 9: Fabien Dell: Top Incomes in Germany throughout the Twentieth Century, 1891-1998 10: Wiemer Salverda and A B Atkinson: Top Incomes in the Netherlands over the Twentieth Century 11: Fabien Dell, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez: Income and Wealth Concentration in Switzerland over the Twentieth Century 12: Brian Nolan: Long Term Trends in Top Income Shares in Ireland 13: A. B. Atkinson and Thomas Piketty: Towards a Unified Data Set on Top Incomes

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Sir Tony Atkinson has been Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, from 1994 to 2005. He was previously Tooke Professor at the London School of Economics, and founder Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He has previously been President of the Econometric Society, of the European Economic Association, the Royal Economic Society, and the International Economic Association. Thomas Piketty is Professor of Economics at PSE and EHESS, Paris. He earned his PhD in 1993 at EHESS and LSE (European Doctoral Programme) and taught at MIT's Economics Department from 1993 to 1996, before returning to France. Thomas is also co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics and co-director of CEPR Public Policy Programme.

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