Inequality in Indonesia: What can we learn from top incomes?
dc.contributor.author | Leigh, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | van der Eng, Pierre | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-07T22:42:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T11:23:20Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Using taxation and household survey data, this paper estimates top income shares for Indonesia during 1920-2004. Our results suggest that top income shares grew during the 1920s and 1930s, but fell in the post-war era. We observe a sharp rise in top income shares during the late-1990s, coinciding with the 1997-98 economic crisis. Where comparable data are available, top income shares in Indonesia are generally higher than in other countries, a finding that is at odds with the view that Indonesia is a relatively egalitarian society. This suggests that top income shares may provide a more complete picture of developing country inequality in comparative perspective. | en_AU |
dc.identifier.issn | 0047-2727 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24624 | en_AU |
dc.publisher | Pulp and Technical Association of Canada | |
dc.source | Journal of Public Economics | |
dc.subject | Keywords: Indonesia; Inequality; Personal income taxation; Top incomes | |
dc.title | Inequality in Indonesia: What can we learn from top incomes? | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 2009 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 212 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 209 | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Leigh, Andrew, College of Business and Economics, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | van der Eng, Pierre, College of Business and Economics, ANU | |
local.contributor.authoremail | repository.admin@anu.edu.au | |
local.contributor.authoruid | Leigh, Andrew, u4170357 | |
local.contributor.authoruid | van der Eng, Pierre, u9114947 | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.absfor | 140202 - Economic Development and Growth | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4745358xPUB33 | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 93 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.005 | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-57749186239 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000262875900015 | |
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBy | u4745358 | |
local.type.status | Published Version |
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