Generating prosperity for working families in affluent countries / edited by Brian Nolan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nolan, Brian, 1953- editor.

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution--Developed countries.

Income distribution.

Working class--Developed countries.

Working class.

Families--Economic aspects--Developed countries.

Families.

Wealth.

Families--Economic aspects.

Developed countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 404 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edtition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Living Standards and Prosperity: The Challenge p. 1 / Brian Nolan

2 The Evolution of Living Standards for Middle and Lower Income Households in OECD Countries p. 13 / Brian Nolan and Stefan Thewissen

3 Inequality and Ordinary Living Standards in OECD Countries p. 49 / Brian Nolan and Stefan Thewissen

4 Median Household Income and GDP p. 85 / Brian Nolan and Max Roser and Stefan Thewissen

5 Sources of Household Income Growth in Rich Countries p. 111 / Brian Nolan and Stefan Thewissen and Alice Lazzati

6 The Evolution of Median and Lower Incomes across Countries: The Role of Institutions and Growth 'Models' p. 134 / Brian Nolan and Chloé Touzet

7 The Labour Market: Wage Inequality, Occupations, and Mobility p. 155 / Craig Holmes

8 Sifting through the ASHE: job Polarization and Earnings Inequality in the UK, 1975-2015 p. 198 / Annalisa Cristini and Andrea Geraci and John Muellbauer

9 Minimum Wages and Supporting Wage Growth p. 240 / Brian Nolan

10 Strengthening Redistribution p. 259 / Brian Nolan and Chrysa Leventi and Holly Sutherland and Iva Tasseva

11 Middle and Below Living Standards: What Can We Learn from Beyond Income Measures of Economic Well-being? p. 282 / Marii Paskov and Joan E. Madia and Tim Goedemé

12 Wealth Inequality p. 312 / Salvatore Morelli and Brian Nolan and Philippe Van Kerm

13 Income Inequality, Living Standards, and Intergenerational Social Mobility p. 335 / Erzsébet Bukodi and Marii Paskov

14 Conclusions and Implications p. 356 / Brian Nolan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Generating prosperity for working families in affluent countries.

ISBN:

9780191844836

0191844837

Publisher Number:

40028717475

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.