How Closely Do Top Income Shares Track Other Measures of Inequality ?  

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Leigh, Andrew

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Economic Journal (EBSCO) vol. 117 no. 524 (Nov. 2007), page F619-F633.
Topik: INCOME; top income shares; measures; inequality
Fulltext: F619.pdf (248.26KB)

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In recent years, researchers have used taxation statistics to estimate the share of total income held by the richest groups, such as the top 10 % or the top 1 %. Compiling a standardised top income shares dataset for 13 developed countries, I find that there is a strong and significant relationship between top income shares and broader inequality measures, such as the Gini coefficient. This suggests that panel data on top income shares may be a useful substitute for other measures of inequality over periods when alternative income distribution measures are of low quality, or unavailable.

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