The income distribution in the UK: a picture of advantage and disadvantage

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ISER Working Paper Series

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2015-01

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ISER Working Paper Series

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Publication date

February 9, 2015

Abstract:

This chapter describes the UK income distribution and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. It also includes some comparisons with the income distributions of other rich countries. Multiple perspectives on the distribution are provided: there is evidence about real income levels and inequality, and the prevalence of affluence and of poverty.

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Notes

This paper is to appear as a chapter in Social Advantage and Disadvantage (H. Dean and L. Platt, eds.), OUP, 2015.


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