Research Paper

Assessing income distribution trends: what lessons from the UK?

By Stephen P. Jenkins

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Series or book
Working Papers of the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change
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95-19
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ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change: University of Essex

Abstract

The UK income distribution changed its shape dramatically during the 1980s. This paper documents the trends and summarises research about their causes. It also comments on research methodologies and data sets and points to future research directions. The paper concludes by considering what lessons might be drawn from the UK experience.

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