The Evolution of Income Concentration in Japan, 1886-2002: Evidence from Income Tax Statistics
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This paper studies the evolution of income concentration in Japan from 1886 to 2002 by constructing long-run series of top income shares and top wage income shares, using income tax statistics. We find that (1) income concentration was extremely high throughout the pre-WWII period during which the
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美国国家经济研究局创建时间:
2006-10-01



