Our graduate seminar is soon to begin! This week we have our own @GGabbuti presenting on 'Income Inequality in Italy (1900-1950): New Yearly Estimates from Dynamic Social Tables' #Twitterstorians#Econhist#OxfordESH
Overview:
The picture which has developed in recent years isn't complete
The approach adopted in this paper is that of dynamic social tables
...more details:
Construction of the tables (1):
Construction of the tables (2):
And their alignment with labour share of income
Some results:
Separating out gender and skill:
The equivalent changes in Britain and Germany:
The picture of overall inequality in Italy in this period:
And some more international comparisons!
Preliminary conclusions:
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