Browsing Economic and Social Review by Subject "Income inequality"

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    • A comparative perspective on trends in income inequality in Ireland 

      Nolan, Brian; Maitre, Bertrand (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2000)
      Both overall income inequality and inequality in the distribution of earnings rose sharply during the 1980s and 1990s in a number of industrialised countries, notably the UK and the USA. This makes it particularly important ...

    • Poverty and the distribution of income in Northern Ireland 

      McGregor, Pat P. L.; Borooah, Vani K. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1991)
      This paper uses the 1985 Family Expenditure Survey sample to examine the extent and incidence of poverty in Northern Ireland and to explore the relationship with the distribution of income. The study concludes that incomes ...