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SUMMARY:Income Inequality in Imperial Austria\, 1911 - Michael Pammer (Joh
 annes Kepler University Linz)
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CONTACT:Aleksandra Dul
DESCRIPTION:The paper examines income inequality in the Western part of th
 e Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1911. It estimates regional levels of income\
 , gives an estimate of the regional income distribution\, and explains the
  degree of inequality. The study relies on a mix of income tax data and a 
 social tables approach. \nThe tax statistics provide information on the so
 urces of income\, on the number of taxpayers in each of 18 tax classes\, a
 nd the amount of tax paid. This information exists for each of the 400 dis
 tricts of the country.\nThe lower two thirds of the population did not pay
  any income tax. In order to include the lower income classes in the analy
 sis\, we group the population into occupational groups with typical maximu
 m income similar to the upper limit of the income tax classes.\nAltogether
 \, we arrive at grouped observations of annual income. In order to derive 
 an estimate of inequality from grouped observations\, we make assumptions 
 about the form of the income distribution.\nFor an explanation of the find
 ings for median income and the degree of inequality\, we use information o
 n the sectoral structure of districts\, their demographic characteristics\
 , and data on various aspects of production.\n\nJoin us on Zoom:\nhttps://
 cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/81628787646?pwd=QkNCenBVd1JTbDExWEthU1FOY05zUT09 \n\nM
 eeting ID: 816 2878 7646\nPasscode: 551855
LOCATION:Room 5 (Faculty of History) and on Zoom
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