1st Edition

The Personal Distribution of Incomes (Routledge Revivals)

Edited By A. B. Atkinson Copyright 1976
352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1976, the essays in this volume are concerned with the distribution of income and wealth. The papers were first presented at the Royal Economic Society’s conference in 1974, which examined the evidence concerning the personal distribution of earnings, compared the distributions apparent in different periods and societies, and studied the association between personal attributes... Read more

Preface A. B. Atkinson;  1. Theories of the Distribution of Earnings H. F. Lydall, Discussion: S. J. Prais and T. Stark  2. Stalin and British Top Salaries P. J. D. Wiles, Discussion: W. Beckerman and F. Paukert  3. The Mathematical and Statistical Theory of Income Distribution J. A. C. Brown, Discussion: A. F. Shorrocks and J. Muellbauer  4. The Genetic Basis of Inequality C. O. Carter Discussion: J. E. Meade and P. C. McMahon  5. Personal Characteristics and Income J. Tinbergen, Discussion: S. Anand and V. H. Woodward  6. Progress in Human Capital Analyses of the Distribution of Earnings J. Mincer, Discussion: J. R. Crossley and N. A. Klevmarken  7. Personal Characteristics and the Distribution of Earnings P. Taubman, Discussion: P. R. G. Layard and P. Roberti  8. The New Earnings Survey and the Distribution of Earnings A. R. Thatcher, Discussion: P. M. Lyons and M. Farbman

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A. B. Atkinson