The Distribution of Top Incomes in Five Anglo-Saxon Countries Over the Long Run

Atkinson, Anthony B.; Leigh, Andrew

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The Distribution of Top Incomes in Five Anglo-Saxon Countries Over the Long Run

Date

2013

Authors

Atkinson, Anthony B.

Leigh, Andrew

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Taking five Anglo-Saxon countries that have relatively similar backgrounds and tax systems - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA - we see that the shares of the very richest exhibit a strikingly similar pattern, falling in the three decades