Inequality under the Labour government

Published on 2 March 2003

This Briefing Note provides a brief analysis of changes to income inequality since the Labour government came to power in 1997. The most recent data from 2001-02 show that there has been little change in income inequality since 2000-01. An implication of this is that there has been little impact upon the slight upward trend in inequality that has been experienced over Labour's term in office.

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This Briefing Note will provide a brief analysis of changes to income inequality since the Labour government came to power in 1997.1 The most recent data from 2001-02 show that there has been little change in income inequality since 2000-01. An implication of this is that there has been little impact upon the slight upward trend in inequality that has been experienced over Labours term in government.

    Authors

    Andrew Shephard
    Andrew Shephard

    Research Associate University of Pennsylvania

    Andrew is a Research Associate at the IFS and an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Report details

    DOI
    10.1920/bn.ifs.2003.0033
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Shephard, A. (2003). Inequality under the Labour government. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/inequality-under-labour-government (accessed: 3 December 2024).

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