We study earnings and income inequality in Britain over the 25 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. We focus on the … mid 1990s and the Great Recession, however, the gap in earnings between low-earning working households and higher … some decline in income inequality across the middle 90% of the distribution. In the past decade, key trends turned around …

We study earnings and income inequality in Britain over the past two decades, including the period of relatively … the "new inequality" at the very top. Household earnings inequality has risen, driven by male earnings - although a 'catch …-up' of female earnings did hold down individual earnings inequality and reduce within-household inequality. Nevertheless, net …

premium levels and changes within countries. For the literature on income inequality, these findings imply the need to pay …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We … rates. Our analysis is based on a microsimulation model that accounts for the interactions between wages, the tax …