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The British Super-Tax and the Distribution of Income

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Earlier estimates of income-distribution, based on imperfect statistics, 256. — Additional information since 1907–09, 257. — Comparison of new data with Pareto's law, 258. — Considerable discontinuity; possible explanation, 260. — Notes: I, Abatements on moderate incomes (up to £700), 262; II, Super-tax yield, 263; III, Pareto's law, 264; IV, Death duty statistics, 266; V, Statistics of earned income, 267.

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  • A. L. Bowley, 1914. "The British Super-Tax and the Distribution of Income," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 28(2), pages 255-268.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:28:y:1914:i:2:p:255-268.
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