Atkinson, A. B.; Leigh, Andrew - In: Review of Income and Wealth 54 (2008) 2, pp. 149-165
Using taxation statistics, we estimate the income share held by top income groups in New Zealand over the period 1921-2005. We find that the income share of the richest fell during the 1930s, rose again after the Second World War, and steadily declined from the late-1950s until the mid-1980s....