The Income Distribution in the UK: A Picture of Advantage and Disadvantage

Stephen Jenkins

No 8835, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

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.

Keywords: inequality; poverty; affluence; income distribution; United Kingdom (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2015-02
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Published - published in: H. Dean and L. Platt (eds.), Social Advantage and Disadvantage, Ch.7, 135 - 160, Oxford University Press, 2016.

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