For richer, for poorer: the changing distribution of income in the United Kingdom, 1961-91

Published on 1 June 1994

This report provides, for the first time ever, a consistently defined picture of living standards in the UK over the last three decades. Looking in detail at patterns in income inequality, and at the changing fortunes of the richest and the poorest, this report puts the trends of the 1980s into the context of 30 years.

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This report provides, for the first time ever, a consistently defined picture of living standards in the UK over the last three decades. Looking in detail at patterns in income inequality, and at the changing fortunes of the richest and the poorest, this report puts the trends of the 1980s into the context of 30 years.

    Authors

    Alissa Goodman
    Alissa Goodman

    Research Fellow University College London

    Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.

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    Steven Webb

    Report details

    DOI
    10.1920/co.ifs.1994.0042
    ISBN
    978-1-873357-37-8
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Goodman, A and Webb, S. (1994). For richer, for poorer: the changing distribution of income in the United Kingdom, 1961-91. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/richer-poorer-changing-distribution-income-united-kingdom-1961-91 (accessed: 24 January 2025).

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