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The Chartbook of Economic Inequality

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  • Atkinson, Tony
  • Hasell, Joe
  • Morelli, Salvatore
  • Roser, Max

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The Chartbook summarizes the evidence about long-run changes in five different dimensions of economic inequality – overall and top income inequality, poverty, earnings dispersion, and wealth inequality – for 25 countries covering more than one hundred years. The evidence represents an update and extension of the work done by Atkinson and Morelli (2014). The results are presented in 25 charts, one for each country, together with a full description of the method and sources. Series, sources and graphs can be downloaded at www.chartbookofeconomicinequality.com.

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  • Atkinson, Tony & Hasell, Joe & Morelli, Salvatore & Roser, Max, 2017. "The Chartbook of Economic Inequality," INET Oxford Working Papers 2017-10, Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford.
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