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Fiscal income share series for the UK updated to 2014
The series of fiscal income shares for the United Kingdom have been extended to years 2013 and 2014 by Facundo Alvaredo (click here). As for all
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Fiscal income share series for Singapore updated to 2014
The series of top fiscal income shares for Singapore have been extended to 2014 by Facundo Alvaredo. In 2014, the top 1% fiscal income share reached
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Fiscal income share series for New Zealand updated to 2014
Top fiscal share series for New Zealand have just been updated to 2014, and revised for 2012 and 2013 by Facundo Alvaredo. In 2014, the
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Fiscal income share series for the US States updated to 2014
The series of top fiscal income shares for the US States have been extended to 2013 and 2014 by Mark Frank, Estelle Sommeiller and Mark Price. The
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New: Get WID.world inequality data from Stata SSC package
WID.world introduced a new tool to download data from the World Wealth and Income Database into the statistical analysis software Stata. With this new Stata command,
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WID.world & The World Inequality Lab Newsletter The World Wealth and Income Database (WID.world) aims to provide open and convenient access to the most extensive
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New top income share series for Australia
Australian top fiscal income share series have just been updated to 2014 by Roger Wilkins. Top 10% income share reaches its highest level since 1950 (Click
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New paper on private property and inequality in China
This new paper by T. Piketty, L. Yang and G. Zucman, “Capital Accumulation, Private Property and Rising Inequality in China”, WID.world Working Paper 2017/06 combines
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New paper on income inequality dynamics in France
This new paper by B. Garbinti, J. Goupille-Lebret and T. Piketty, “Income Inequality in France 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional Accounts”, WID.world Working Paper 2017/04, combines
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