by Oliver Denk,
Economist, Policy Studies
Extreme inequality at the top of the earnings scale has been high and rising in countries around the globe. But who are the select few with the highest labour incomes? And what determines who they are?
That’s the theme of my new working paper on Europe’s 1%, which for the first time puts hard numbers on who the top earners are across 18 European countries. Answers to these questions are important. They inform debates on the causes of inequality and what governments can do to ensure that those who earn the highest incomes deserve them.
The data source I use is the Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey for 2010. It is the largest harmonised dataset on earnings across Europe, covering 10 million people. The sample covers only employees, not self-employed, though checks suggest that self-employed make little difference to the results.
The analysis shows…
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