Top Incomes and the Measurement of Inequality in Egypt

By all accounts, income inequality in Egypt is low and had been declining during the decade that preceded the 2011 revolution. As the Egyptian revolution was partly motivated by claims of social injustice and inequalities, this seems at odds with a...

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Main Authors: Hlasny, Vladimir, Verme, Paolo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18089005/top-incomes-measurement-inequality-egypt
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15924

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