Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries in the Second Half of the 1990s /

This report provides evidence on income distribution and poverty in 27 OECD countries over the second half of the 1990s, using data that correct for many of the features that limit cross-country and intertemporal comparisons in this field. Patterns for income distribution and relative poverty in the...

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Main Author: Forster, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: SourceOECD (Online service)
Other Authors: Mira d'Ercole, Marco
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing, 2005
Series:OECD social, employment, and migration working papers no.22
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