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 Section
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2012.
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers, no.927.
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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:1 online resource (18 p. )