Top Incomes Over the Twentieth Century: A Contrast Between European and English-Speaking Countries

by Anthony B. Atkinson and Thomas Piketty

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198727755
• ISBN13: 9780198727750
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 606 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"