Top-income adjustments and official statistics on income distribution: the case of the UK
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- Stephen P. Jenkins, 2022. "Top-income adjustments and official statistics on income distribution: the case of the UK," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 20(1), pages 151-168, March.
- Jenkins, Stephen P., 2021. "Top-Income Adjustments and Official Statistics on Income Distribution: The Case of the UK," IZA Discussion Papers 14951, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
inequality; income inequality; top incomes; tax return data; survey data; data combination; SPI adjustment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LTV-2022-05-23 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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