Less Income Inequality and More Growth - Are they Compatible? Part 4. Top Incomes

Over the past decades, top incomes have soared, especially in the English-speaking countries. Despite a considerable amount of research on top income developments, there is still substantial disagreement about the causes for their rapid increase. Potential explanations include changes in taxation, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoeller, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2012
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Over the past decades, top incomes have soared, especially in the English-speaking countries. Despite a considerable amount of research on top income developments, there is still substantial disagreement about the causes for their rapid increase. Potential explanations include changes in taxation, technical progress, globalisation and changes in way the remuneration of top income recipients is set
Physical Description:18 p. 21 x 29.7cm