Working Papers
- Alvaredo, Atkinson, and Morelli – Top wealth shares in the UK over more than a century – download this paper.
- Atkinson, Casarico, and Voitchovsky – Top incomes and the gender divide – download this paper
- Rolf Aaberge, Anthony B. Atkinson and Jørgen Modalsli (2015) – The ins and outs of top income income mobility
- Facundo Alvaredo, Tony Atkinson, and Salvatore Morelli (2015) – The challenge of measuring UK wealth inequality in the 2000s
- The median as watershed (with R Aaberge) – download this research paper
- The Chartbook of Economic Inequality (with S Morelli) – download this research paper
Working Papers on Colonial Top Incomes:
- Atkinson (2016) – Top incomes in East Africa before and after independence – download this research paper
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Atkinson (2016) – The distribution of top incomes in former British West Africa – download this research paper
- Top Incomes in Central Africa – download this research paper
- The colonial legacy: Income inequality in former British African colonies (paper prepared for WIDER) – download this research paper
- Top incomes in South Africa over a century (with F Alvaredo) – download this research paper
- Income distribution and taxation in Mauritius: A seventy-five year history of top incomes – download this research paper
- Top incomes in colonial Seychelles – download this research paper
Published Articles
The list includes a number of discussion papers that have not been published elsewhere; it does not include book reviews or newspaper articles.
Articles and Book Chapters in Reverse Chronological Order:
2016
357. – “Monitoring Global Poverty”, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2016.
356. – “Monitoring Social Europe”, edited with A-C Guio and E Marlier, Eurostat, Luxembourg, 2016.
355. – “The challenge of measuring UK wealth inequality in the 2000s” (with F Alvaredo and S Morelli) Fiscal Studies, 37: 13-33.
354. – “The Long-Run History of Income Inequality in Denmark” (with J E Søgaard), Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 118: 264-291, 2016.
353. – “Income poverty, affluence and polarisation viewed from the median” (with R Aaberge and H Sigstad) in Monitoring Social Europe, edited by A B Atkinson, A-C Guio and E Marlier, Eurostat, Luxembourg, 2016.
352. – “Introduction” (with A-C Guio and E Marlier) in Monitoring Social Europe, edited by A B Atkinson, A-C Guio and E Marlier, Eurostat, Luxembourg, 2016.
351. – “Monitoring the evolution of income poverty and real incomes over time”, (with A-C Guio and E Marlier) in Monitoring Social Europe, edited by A B Atkinson, A-C Guio and E Marlier, Eurostat, Luxembourg, 2016.
350. – “How to spread the wealth: Practical policies for reducing inequality”, Foreign Affairs, volume 95, number 1, pages 29-33.
2015
349. – “Social policy: Looking backward and looking forward” in Social policy futures: Wreckage, resilience or renewal, Proceedings of the Department of Social Policy’s 100th anniversary colloquium London School of Economics, London, 83-86, 2015.
348. – “Can we reduce income inequality in OECD countries?”, Empirica, vol 42, Issue 2: 211-223, 2015.
347. – “Inequality and crises revisited”, with S Morelli, Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, vol 32: 31-51, 2015.
346. – “Unveiling the Ethics behind Inequality Measurement: Dalton’s Contribution to Economics”, (with A Brandolini), Economic Journal, Vol 125: 209-221, 2015.
2014
345. – “After Piketty?”, British Journal of Sociology, 2014, vol 65: 619-638.
344. – “Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality” in Is the Planet Full? (ed. I Goldin), Oxford University Press, 2014, 23-45.
2013
343. – “Wealth and Inheritance in Britain from 1896 to the Present”, CASE/178, London School of Economics, 2013, 1-40.
342. – “Putting People First and Macro-economic Policy”, European Commission, Economic Papers 481 (part II), April 2013, 39-64.
341. – “Ensuring Social Inclusion in Changing Labour and Capital Markets”, European Commission, Economic Papers 481 (part I), April 2013, 1-37.
340. – “The Ins and Outs of Top Income Mobility”, (with R Aaberge and J Modalsli), Statistics Norway Research Department, Discussion Paper No. 762, 2013, 1-42.
339. – “Reducing Income Inequality in Europe”, Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2.12 (online journal).
338. – “Beyond GDP: A Post-crisis Agenda for Measuring Government Performance” in O Cramme, P Diamond and M McTernan (eds.), Progressive Politics after the Crash, I B Tauris, 2013, pages 209-217.
337. – “Getting the EU Back on Course”, Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawissenschaften, 2013, vol 11: 162-168.
336. – “The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective” (with F Alvaredo, T Piketty and E Saez), Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013, vol 27: 3-20.
335. – “The Distribution of Top Incomes in Five Anglo-Saxon Countries over the Long Run” (with A Leigh), Economic Record, 2013, vol 89: 31-47.
334. – “On the Identification of the Middle Class” (with A Brandolini) in Income Inequality (ed. -J C Gornick and M Jäntti), Stanford University Press, 2013, 77-100.
333. – “¿Desaparece la clasa media en Occidente?: una advertencia” (with A Brandolini), Vanguardia Dossier, 2013, Numero 47, 38-44.
332. – “Health Inequality, Health Inequity and Health Spending” in Inequalities in Health (eds. -N Eyal, S A Hurst, O F Norheim and D Wikler), Oxford University Press, 2013, 27-36.
331. – “Optimale Besteuerung und Spitzensteuersatz”, Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, 2013, vol 82:101–109.
2012
330. – “Public Economics after The Idea of Justice”, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2012, vol 13: 521-536 (lecture in honour of Amartya Sen).
329. – “The Mirrlees Review and the State of Public Economics”, Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, vol 50: 770-780.
328. – “Charitable Giving for Overseas Development: UK Trends over a Quarter Century” (with P G Backus, J Micklewright, C Pharoah and S V Schnepf), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 2012, series A, vol 175:167–190.
327. – “EU Social Policy Beyond the Crisis” in KOINΩNIKH ΠOITIKH KAI KOINΩNIKH ΣYNOXH, Bank of Greece, 2012.
326. – “Public Finance and the Role of the State: International Perspectives”, in Deepening Reform in China: An International Perspective, forthcoming. PDF
2011
325. – “Issues in the Reform of Social Policy in China”, Background Paper in Medium and Long Term Development and Transformation of the Chinese Economy: An International Perspective, prepared by E Lim, I Porter, P Romer and M Spence, Beijing Cairncross Economic Research Foundation, 2011. PDF
324. – “Britain, Germany and Social Europe, 1973-2020”, British Academy Review, 2011, issue 17: 5-8.
323. – “Economic Crises and Inequality”, (with S Morelli), UNDP, Human Development Reports, Research Paper 2011/06.
322. – “Human Development and Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion as Part of the Policy Process” (with E Marlier), Indian Journal of Human Development, 2011, vol 5: 293-320.
321. – “On Lateral Thinking”, Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, vol 9: 319-328.
320. – “The Restoration of Welfare Economics”, American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 2011, vol 101: 157-161.
319. – “The Case for Universal Child Benefit” in Fighting Poverty, Inequality and Injustice (eds. -A Walker, A Sinfield and C Walker), Policy Press, 2011, 79-90.
318. – “Top Incomes in the Long Run of History” (with T Piketty and E Saez), Journal of Economic Literature, 2011, vol 49: 3-71.
317. – “General Equilibrium Theory and Public Finance” in General Equilibrium Analysis: A Century after Walras (ed. -P Bridel), Routledge, 2011, 94-97.
316. – “The Distribution of Top Earnings in the U.K. – Since the Second World War” (with S Voitchovsky), Economica, 2011, vol 78: 440-459.
2010
315. – “Growth, Poverty and Distribution in Tanzania” (with M A Lugo), IGC Working Paper 10/0831, 2010. PDF
315.A – “Colonial Rule, Apartheid and Natural Resources: Top Incomes in South Africa, 1903-2007” (with Facundo Alvaredo); Centre for Economic Policy Research Discussion Paper No. 8155, December 2010. PDF
314. – “Inequality and Banking Crises: A First Look”, (with S Morelli), Global Labour Forum in Turin, 2010.
314A. – “Income Poverty and Income Inequality” (with E. Marlier, F. Monatigne, and A. Reinstadler), in Income and Living Conditions in Europe (eds. -A. B. Atkinson and E. Marlier), Eurostat, European Union, 101–132.
313. – “Poverty and the EU: The New Decade”, Macerata Lectures on European Economic Policy, Working Paper No 24, Università degli Studi di Macerata, 2010.
312. – “Progressive Social Justice and Responding to the Crisis”, Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 2010, vol 18: 221-228.
311. – “Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion in a Global Context” (with E Marlier), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, vol 29: 285-304.
310. – “The changing distribution of earnings in Ireland, 1937 to 1968” (with B Nolan), Economic History Review, 2010, vol 63: 479-499.
309. – “On Analyzing the World Distribution of Income” (with A Brandolini), World Bank Economic Review, 2010, vol 24: 1-17.
308. – “Analysing and Measuring Social Inclusion in a Global Context”, (with E Marlier), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2010.
2009
307. – “Measuring Health Output, Productivity and Equity: Future Challenges”, Office of Health Economics, 15th Annual Lecture, 2009.
306. – “Social and Economic Inequalities” in Vital Questions (ed. -R Floud), SCSS Science Position Paper, European Science Foundation, 2009, 20-22.
305. – “Income, Health and Multidimensionality” in Between the Social and the Spatial (eds. K De Boyser, C Dewilde, D Dierckx and J. -Friedrichs (editors), Ashgate, 2009, 21-34.
304. – “Stress-testing the Welfare State”, in Rettferd og politik Festskrift til Hilde Bojer (eds. -B Ofstad, O Bjerkholt, K Skrede and A Hylland), Emiliar Forlag, 2009, 31-39.
303. – “A Stress Test for the Welfare State”, in Aftershocks: Economic Crisis and Institutional Choice (eds. A. Hemerijck, B. Knapen and E. Van Doorne), 2009, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 207-211.
302. – “Creating Sustainable Growth in Europe”, Anglo-German Foundation, 2009.
301. – “Economics as a Moral Science”, Economica, 2009, vol 76: 791-804, also in Lionel Robbins’s essay on the nature and significance of economic science: 75th anniversary conference proceedings (eds. -F Cowell and A Witztum), STICERD, LSE.
300. – “An Enlarged Role for Tax-benefit Models”, in Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe (eds. -O Lelkes and H Sutherland), Ashgate, 2009, 33-46.
299. – “On Data: A Case Study of the Evolution of Income Inequality across Time and across Countries” (with A Brandolini), Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2009, vol 33: 381-404.
298. – “Factor Shares: The Principal Problem of Political Economy?”, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2009, vol 25(1): 3-16.
297. – “Giving Overseas and Public Policy”, Journal of Public Economics, 2009, vol 93: 647-653.
2008
296. – “Income Inequality in the European Union” (with A Brandolini), BEPA Monthly Brief, issue 17, July 2008: 2-5.
295. – “Concentration among the Rich” in Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective (ed. -J B Davies), Oxford University Press, 2008, 64-89.
294. – “Commemorating Richard Musgrave (1910-2007): Richard Musgrave on Incidence”, Finanz Archiv, 2008, vol 64: 145-147.
293. – “Observations et Recommandations”, Commentaire, 2008, vol 123: 725-727.
292. – “More on the Measurement of Inequality”, Journal of Economic Inequality, 2008, vol 6: 277-283 (paper written in 1973).
291. – “European Union Social Policy in a Globalising Context”, in Institutions for Social Well-Being (ed. -L Costabile), Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, 15-32.
290. – “Policy Can Counter Inequality: An Interview”, Intervention: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies, 2008, vol 5: 9-11.
289. – “Top Incomes in New Zealand 1921-2005: Understanding the Effects of Marginal Tax Rates, Migration Threat, and the Macroeconomy” (with A Leigh), Review of Income and Wealth, 2008, series 54: 149-165.
288. – “From National Accounts to Household Welfare”, unpublished. PDF
287. – “The Economics of the Welfare State in Today’s World”, International Tax and Public Finance, 2008, vol 15: 5-17.
2007
286. – “La politica sociale dell’Unione Europea, l’agenda di Lisbona e il monitoraggio delle dinamiche nazionali”, in Povertà e benessere: Una Geografia delle disuguaglianze in Italia (eds. –A Brandolini and C Saraceno), Società editrice il Mulino, 2007, 541-560.
285. – “The Distribution of Top Incomes in Australia” (with A Leigh), Economic Record, 2007, vol 83: 247-261.
284. – “The Distribution of Earnings in OECD Countries”, International Labour Review, 2007, vol 146(1-2): 41-60.
283. – “Repenser la solidarité au niveau Européen”, in Repenser la solidarité: L’apport des sciences sociales (ed. -S Paugam), Presses Universitaires de France, 2007, 935-947.
282. – “The Long Run Earnings Distribution in Five Countries: Remarkable Stability, U, V or W?”, Review of Income and Wealth, 2007, series 53: 1-24 (Ruggles Lecture).
281. – “Global Public Finance”, Oxonomics, 2007, vol 1: 2-4.
2006
280. – “Editorial: Measurement of Government output and productivity”, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 2006, series A, vol 169: 659-662.
279. – “Funding the Millennium Development Goals: A Challenge for Global Public Finance”, European Review, 2006, vol 14: 555-564.
278. – “Measuring the Output of Government: a Statistical Review in the United Kingdom”, Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europeawissenschaften, 2006, Vol 4: 214-222.
277. – “Global Public Finance and Funding the Millennium Development Goals”, De Economist, 2006, vol 154: 325-339.
276. – “From Earnings Dispersion to Income Inequality” (with A Brandolini) in Inequality and Economic Integration (eds. -F Farina and E Savaglio), Routledge, 2006, 35-62.
275. – “The Panel of Countries Approach to Explaining Income Inequality: An Interdisciplinary Research Agenda” (with A Brandolini) in Mobility and Inequality (eds. -S L Morgan, D B Grusky and G S Fields), Stanford University Press, 2006, 400-448.
2005
274. – “Taking Forward the EU Social Inclusion Process – Annexes”, (with B Cantillon, E Marlier, and B Nolan). An Independent Report commissioned by the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union, 2005, III-LXXII.
273. – “Taking Forward the EU Social Inclusion Process – Report”, (with B Cantillon, E Marlier, and B Nolan). An Independent Report commissioned by the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union, 2005, 1-181.
272. – “EUROMOD and the Development of EU Social Policy”, EUROMOD Working Paper No. EM1/05, 2005.
271. – “La politica sociale europea nel contesto della globalizzazione”, Studi Economici, 2005, vol 40: 14-33.
270. – “Desigualdad en la renta y Estado de Bienestar” in Politicas Publicas y Distribucion dela Renta (ed. -J R-H Carbonell ), Fundacion BBVA, Bilbao, 2005, 39-61.
269. – “Global Public Finance and Funding the Millennium Goals”, Jelle Zijlstra Lecture Number 4, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, Wassenaar, 2005.
268. – “Income Distribution and Structural Change in a Dual Economy” in Economic Theory in a Changing World (eds. -S Lahiri and P Maiti), Oxford University Press, 2005, 105-118.
267. – “Social Indicators, Policy, and Measuring Progress” in Analyzing Inequality (ed. -S Svallfors), Stanford University Press, 2005, 83-107.
266. – “Could the Open Method of Co-ordination Lead to a Basic Income for Europe?” in The Open Method of Co-ordination and Minimum Income Protection in Europe (eds. -B Cantillon and J Vandamme), Acco, 2005, 35-39.
265. – “Comparing the Distribution of Top Incomes across Countries”, Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, vol 3: 393-401.
264. – “Top incomes in the Netherlands and the UK over the twentieth century” (with W Salverda), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, vol. 3: 883-913.
263. – “Top Incomes in the UK over the 20th Century”, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 2005, series A, vol 168: 325-343.
262. – “Measurement of UK Government Output and Productivity for the National Accounts”, Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2004/5, vol 34: 152-160.
2004
261. – “Social Europe and the Contribution of Public Economics”, Revista di diritto finanziario e scienza delle finanze, 2004, vol 63: 503-526.
260. – “I cambiamenti di lungo periodo nelle diseguaglianze di reddito nei paesi industrializzati”, (with A Brandolini), Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, 2004, 3(2): 389-422.
259. – “EU Action on Social Inclusion and Gender Mainstreaming” (with D Meulders), EUROMOD Working Paper EM8/04, University of Essex, 2004. PDF
258. – “Funding the Millennium Development Goals”, Thirty-Third Geary Lecture, ESRI, Dublin, 2004.
257. – “De nouvelles sources pour le financement du développement – Economie publique mondiale”, Revue d’Economie du Développement, 2004, vol 18: 5-27.
256. – “The European Union Experience with Social Inclusion Policy” in Social Inclusion and Economic Development in Latin America (eds. -M Buvinic and J Mazza), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004, 105-134.
255. – “Increased Income Inequality in OECD Countries and the Redistributive Impact of the Government Budget” in Inequality, Growth, and Poverty in an Era of Liberalization and Globalization (ed. -G A Cornia), Oxford University Press, 2004, 221-248.
254. – “The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS): Past, Present and Future”, Socio-Economic Review, 2004, vol 2: 165-190.
253. – “Income Tax and Top Incomes over the Twentieth Century”, Hacienda Pública Española, 2004, vol 168: 123-141.
252. – “Indicators and Targets for Social Inclusion in the European Union” (with E Marlier and B Nolan), Journal of Common Market Studies, 2004, vol 44: 47-75.
2003
251. – “Inégalité, pauvreté et État-providence : un point de vue européen sur le débat autour de la mondialisation” in Comprendre les inégalités (eds. -J-P Fitoussi and P Savidan), Presses Universitaires de France, 2003,107-127.
250. – “Labour Market Flexibility and the Welfare State” in Economics for an Imperfect World (eds. -R Arnott, B Greenwald, R Kanbur and B Nalebuff), MIT Press, 2003, 349-365.
249. – “Income Inequality in OECD Countries: Data and Explanations”, CESifo Economic Studies, 2003, vol 49: 479-513.
248. – “Ungleichheit, Armut und der Wohlfahrtsstaat: Eine europäische Perspektive zur Globalisierungsdiskussion” in Mehr Risiken-Mehr Ungleichheit? (eds. -W Müller and S Scherer), Campus Verlag, 2003, 63-82.
247. – “Multidimensional Deprivation: Contrasting Social Welfare and Counting Approaches”, Journal of Economic Inequality, 2003, vol 1: 51-65.
246. – “Convergencia en desigualdad de la renta en los paises de la OCDE”, CLM-economia, 2003, vol 2: 75-94.
245. – “Developing Comparable Indicators for Monitoring Social Inclusion in the European Union” in Reporting on Income Distribution and Poverty (eds. -R Hauser and I Becker), Springer Verlag, 2003, 175-191.
244. – “The Welfare State and Employment” in The Social Dimensions of Employment, (eds. -A Argandoña and J Gual), Edward Elgar, 2003, 1-19.
243. – “Income Inequality and the Welfare State in a Global Era”, J Douglas Gibson Lecture, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, 2003. PDF
242. – “Social Europe and Social Science”, 13th ESRC Annual Lecture, Economic and Social Research Council, also published in Social Policy and Society, 2003, vol 2: 261-272.
2002
241. – “Social Inclusion and the European Union”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 2002, vol 40: 625-643.
240. – “La distribution des revenus dans les pays de l’OCDE au vingtième siècle”, Revue française d’économie, 2002, vol 17 : 4-31.
239. – “Rising Income Inequality and the Role of the Welfare State” in Die Konzeption Sozialer Sicherung (eds. -U Fachinger, H Rothgang and H Viebrok), Nomos, 2002, 83-93.
238. – “1% of €10,000 billion” in World Poverty (eds. -P Townsend and D Gordon), Policy Press, 2002, 401-411.
237. – “Is Rising Income Inequality Inevitable? A Critique of the ‘Transatlantic Consensus’” in World Poverty (eds. -P Townsend and D Gordon), Policy Press, 2002, 25-51 (a revised version of 187).
236. – “Globalization and the European Welfare State at the Opening and the Closing of the Twentieth Century” in Europe and Globalization (ed. -H Kierzkowski), Macmillan, 2002, 249-273.
235. – “Indicators for Social Inclusion” (with B Cantillon, E Marlier, and B Nolan), Politica Economica, 2002, vol 18: 7-27.
234. – “Microsimulation of Social Policy in the European Union: Case Study of a European Minimum Pension” (with F Bourguignon, C O’Donoghue, H Sutherland and F Utili), Economica, 2002, vol 69: 229-243.
2001
233. – “Income Distribution” (with F Bourguignon) in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001, 7265-7271.
232. – “Producing Time-Series Data for Income Distribution: Sources, Methods and Techniques” (with T M Smeeding and A Brandolini) in Soziale Sicherung in einer dynamischen Gesellschaft (eds. -I Becker, N Ott and G Rolf), Campus Verlag, 2001, 377-403.
231. – “Der europäische Sozialstaat im Zeitalter der Globalisierung” in Zeitenwende (eds. -E J M Kroker and B Dechamps), Frankfurter Allgemeine Buch, 2001, 77-98.
230. – “I rischi della Nuova Economia e ruolo del welfare nell’inclusione sociale”, Quaderni rassegna sindacale – lavori, 2001, vol 1, no 4: 37-47.
229. – “Promise and Pitfalls in the Use of ‘Secondary Data Sets’: Income Inequality in OCED Countries as a Case Study” (with A Brandolini), Journal of Economic Literature, 2001, vol 39: 771-799.
228. – “The Strange Disappearance of Welfare Economics”, Kyklos, 2001, vol 54: 193-206.
227. – “A Critique of the the Transatlantic Consensus on Rising Income Equality”, The World Economy, 2001, vol 24: 433-452.
2000
226. – “Agenda Social Européen: comparison des pauvretes et transferts sociaux”, in Questions Européennes, Conseil d’Analyse Economique, Rapport 27, La Documentation Française, 2000, 57-70.
225. – “A European Social Agenda: Poverty Benchmarking and Social Transfers”, in EUROMOD Working Paper EM3/00, 2000, 1-14.
224. – “Microsimulation and the Formulation of Policy: A Case Study of Targeting in the European Union” (with F Bourguignon, C O’Donoghue, H Sutherland and F Utili) in Putting Economics to Work: Volume in Honour of Micho Morishima (eds. -A B Atkinson, H. -Glennerster and N. -Stern), STICERD, LSE, 2000, 121-144.
223. – “James Meade” (with M Weale), Proceedings of the British Academy, 2000, vol 105: 473-500.
222. – “La Lluita Contra La Pobresa: cap a un marc europeu de referencia?”, Papers de la Fundacio, 2000.
221. – “The Distribution of Personal Income: Complex Yet Over-Simplified” in The Personal Distribution of Income in an International Perspective (eds. -R Hauser and I Becker), Springer, 2000, 56-71.
220. – “The Welfare State, Budgetary Pressure and Labour Market Shifts”, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2000, vol 102: 445-462.
219. – “The Distribution of Income and Wealth in Britain over the Twentieth Century” in British Social Trends (eds. -A H Halsey and J Webb), Macmillan, 2000, 38-381.
118. – “The Changing Distribution of Income: Evidence and Explanations”, German Economic Review, 2000, vol 1: 3-18.
217. – “Reform of the Welfare State and Economic Performance”, Zeitschrift fur Wirtschafts-und Sozialwissenschaften, Beiheft 8, 2000, also published as Die Zukunft des Sozialstaats, Duncker and Humblot, 2000, 53-72.
216. – “Poverty and Inclusion from a World Perspective” (with F Bourguignon) in Governance, Equity and Global Markets, La Documentation Française, 2000, 179-192, published in French as “Pauvreté et inclusion dans une perspective mondiale” (with F Bourguignon), Revue d’économie du développement, 2000, no 1-2 :13-32.
215. – “Can Welfare States Compete in the Global Economy?” in editors, Governing Modern Societies (eds. R V Ericson and N Stehr), University of Toronto Press, 2000, 259-275.
214. – “Is Rising Inequality Inevitable? A Critique of the Transatlantic Consensus”, WIDER Annual Lectures 3, WIDER, Helsinki, 2000, reprinted in WIDER Perspectives on Global Development, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, 49-73).
1999
213. – “The Distribution of Income in the UK and OECD countries in the twentieth Century”, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1999, vol 15, no 4: 56-75.
212. – “On the Contribution of Economic Analysis to Social Policy”, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 1999, vol 135: 237-252.
211. – “Beveridge and the 21st Century” in Ending Child Poverty (ed. -R Walker), Policy Press, 1999, 29-34.
210. – “EMU, Macroeconomics and Children”, Innocenti Occasional Paper, EPS 68, UNICEF, 1999.
209. – “Macroeconomics and the Social Dimension” in Experts Discuss Some Critical Social Development Issues, New York: Division for Social Policy and Development, United Nations, 1999, 3-18.
208. – “Equity Issues in a Globalising World: the Experience of OECD Countries” in Economic Policy and Equity (eds. -V Tanzi, K Chu and S Gupta), International Monetary Fund, 1999, 63-80.
207. – “The Distribution of Income in Industrialized Countries” in Income Inequality: Issues and Policy Options, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1999, 11-32.
206. – “The Contributions of Amartya Sen to Welfare Economics”, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1999, vol 101: 173-190.
205. – “Income Inequality in the UK”, Health Economics, 1999, vol 8: 283-288, reprinted in Pauvreté et inégalités en Grande-Bretagne de 1942 à 1990 (ed. -M Charlot), Ophrys-Ploton, 2000, 76-85.
204. – “Setting and Monitoring Poverty Standards: Drawing on the Parallel with Macroeconomics” in Economic Theory and Social Justice (eds. -G Gandolfo and F Marzano), Macmillan, 1999, 193-206.
1998
203. – “The Case for an Official Poverty Target” in An inclusive society (ed. -C Oppenheim), IPPR, 1998, 61-69.
202. – “Comparing Poverty Rates across Countries” (with K Gardiner, V Lechêne and H Sutherland) in The Distribution of Welfare and Household Production (eds. S P Jenkins, A Kapteyn and B M S van Praag), Cambridge University Press, 1998, 50-74.
201. – “Poverty in Ireland and Anti-Poverty Strategy: A European Perspective” in International Perspectives on the European Economy (ed. -A Gray), Michael Yeats, 1998, 9-37.
200. – “La pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale en Europe” in Conseil d’Analyse Economique, Pauvreté et Exclusion, Documentation Française, 1998, 11-36.
199. – “Microsimulation and Policy Debate: A Case Study of the Minimum Pension Guarantee in Britain” (with H Sutherland) in Empirische Forschung und Wirtschaftspolitische Beratung (eds. -H P Galler and G Wagner), Campus Verlag, 1998, 79-98.
198. – “Social Exclusion, Poverty and Unemployment” in Exclusion, Employment and Opportunity (eds. -A B Atkinson and J Hills), CASE paper 4, London School of Economics, 1998, 1-20 (Presidential Address to Section F of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Annual Meeting, University of Leeds, September 1997). PDF
197. – “Targeting Poverty”, New Economy, 1998, vol 5: 3-7.
1997
196. – “Measurement of Trends in Poverty and the Income Distribution”, DAE Working Paper, Microsimulation Unit MU 9701, 1997.
195. – “Does social protection jeopadize European competitiveness?”, Bulletin Luxembourgeois des Questions Sociales, 1997, vol 4: 19-28.
194. – “The Past and Future of Social Security in the United Kingdom” in Unemployment, Social Security and the Social Division of Welfare: A Festschrift in Honour of Adrian Sinfield (ed. -Alex Robertson), Department of Social Policy, University of Edinburgh, 1997, 51-59.
193. – “The economics of the welfare state: an incomplete debate”, European Economy, 1997, no 4: 45-60.
192. – “Bringing Income Distribution in From the Cold,” Economic Journal, 1997, vol 107: 297-321 (Presidential Address to the Royal Economic Society, 1996).
191. – “Social-security, Macro-economics and the European Union” in The State of Social Welfare (eds. -P Flora, P R de Jong, J le Grand, and J-Y Kim), Ashgate, 1997, 3-13.
190. – “Macroeconomics and the Distribution of Income” in Markets, Unemployment and Public Policy (eds. -P Arestis, G Palma and M Sawyer), Routledge, 1997, 207-221 (based on the first of unpublished Caffè Lectures, given at the University La Sapienza, April 1994).
1996
189. – “The Distribution of Income: Evidence, Theories and Policy”, De Economist, 1996, vol. -144: 1-21 (Ninth Tinbergen Lecture delivered in September 1995 to the Royal Netherlands Economic Association).
188. – “The Institution of an Official Poverty Line and Economic Policy” in Economic and Political Institutions in Economic Policy (ed. -V A Muscatelli), Manchester University Press, 1996, 15-34 (1993 Stevenson Lecture at the University of Glasgow).
187. – “Growth and the Welfare State”, New Economy, 1996, vol 3: 182-186.
186. – “Promise and Performance: Why We Need an Official Poverty Report” in Living as Equals (ed. -P Barker), Oxford University Press, 1996, 123-142.
185. – “Political Economy, Old and New” in A New Handbook of Political Science (ed. -R Goodin), Oxford University Press, 1996, 702-713.
184. – “Reflections on Social Protection and the European Economic Monetary Union” in Social Protection and the European Economic and Monetary Union (ed. J Pacolet), Avebury, 1996, 291-297.
183. – “James Meade’s Vision: Full Employment and Social Justice”, National Institute Economic Review, 1996, no 157: 90-96.
182. – “Distribution des revenus en Europe”, Revue Française des Affaires Sociales 50th year, 1996, January-March, Issue no 1 : 57-72.
181. – “Income Distribution in Europe and the United States”, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1996, vol 12, no 1: 15-28.
180. – “On Targeting Social Security” in Public Spending and the Poor (eds. -D van de Walle and K Nead), Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, 25-68.
179. – “The Case for a Participation Income”, Political Quarterly, 1996, vol 67(1): 67-70.
178. – “Seeking to Explain the Distribution of Income” in New Inequalities: The Changing Distribution of Income and Wealth in the UK (ed. -J Hills), Cambridge University Press, 1996, 19-48.
1995
177. – “Inequality, Poverty and Income Maintenance: A European Perspective”, Actas da Confercia, Realizada por ocasiao do jubileu academico de Francisco Pereira de Moura, 1995, 57-76
176. – “The Economics of the Welfare State”, acceptance paper for The Frank E. -Seidman Distinguished Award in Political Economy, P.K. -Seidman Foundation, Memphis, Tennessee, October 1995. PDF
175. – “Capabilities, Exclusion, and the Supply of Goods” in Choice, Welfare, and Development (eds. -K Basu, P Pattanaik, and K Suzumura), Clarendon Press, 1995, 17-31.
174. – “The Welfare State and Economic Performance”, National Tax Journal, 1995, vol 48: 171-198.
173. – “Comparing Poverty Rates Internationally: Recent Studies in OECD Countries“, in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 78-94.
172.- “Income Distribution in European Countries” (with L Rainwater and T Smeeding), in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 41-63.
171.- “On Targeting and Family Benefits”, in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 223-261.
170. – “Beveridge, the National Minimum and its Future in a European Context”, in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 290-304.
169. – “Is the Welfare State Necessarily an Obstacle to Economic Growth?”, European Economic Review, 1995, vol 39: 723-730. Also published as “Is the Welfare State Necessarily a Barrier to Economic Growth?” in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 121-131.
1994
168. – “State Pensions for Today and Tomorrow”, David Hobman Annual Lecture, The Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King’s College London, 1994. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 305-323.
167. – “La distribuzione del reddito nei paesi dell’Europa orientale” (with J. -Micklewright) in La transizione equa 1992-1993 (ed. -N Rossi), second report of CNEL, 1994, 281-305.
166. – “Report of the IEA Committee on a New School of Economics and Economic Development (SEED) in the Third World”, Journal of Public Economics, 1994, vol 55: 1-18.
1993
165. – “The Journal of Public Economics at 21 Years and 50 Volumes: A Personal View” Journal of Public Economics, 1993, Master Index: 1-7.
164. – “What is Happening to the Distribution of Income in the UK?”, Proceedings of the British Academy, 1993, vol 82: 317-353 (Keynes Lecture). Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 15-
163. – “Modelli di simulazione e politica tributaria”, Sviluppo Economico, 1993, vol 1: 117-138.
162. – “The Western Experience with Social Safety Nets” in Economics in a Changing World, Volume 3: Public Policy and Economic Organization (ed. -D Bös), Macmillan, 121-139, 1993. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 262-276.
161. – “The Distribution of Income in Eastern Europe” (with J Micklewright) in Industrial Concentration and Economic Inequality (eds. -M Casson and J Creedy), Edward Elgar, 1993, 22-45.
160. – “Private and Social Insurance, and the Contributory Principle” in Current Issues in the Economics of Welfare (eds. -N Barr and D Whynes), Macmillan, 132-160, 1993
159. – “The Distribution of the Tax Burden” in Modern Public Finance (eds. -J Quigley and E Smolensky), Harvard University Press, 1993, 13-49.
158. – “Two Nations in Early Retirement? The Case of Britain” (with H Sutherland) in Age, Work and Social Security (eds. -A B Atkinson and M Rein), Macmillan, 1993, 131-160. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 95-118.
1992
157. – “Economic Transformation and Economic Justice” in Colloquium on Social and Ethical Aspects of Economics, Vatican 5 November 1990, Vatican Press, 1992, 23-29.
156. – “Towards a European Social Safety Net”, Fiscal Studies, 1992, vol 13: 51-53. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 277-289.
155. – “Measuring Inequality and Differing Social Judgments”, Research on Economic Inequality, 1992, vol 3: 29-56.
154. – “Social Policy, Economic Organisation and the Search for a Third Way” in Social Policy in a Changing Europe (eds. -Z Ferge and J E Kolberg), Campus/Westview, Frankfurt, 1992, 225-236.
153. – “Institutional Features of Unemployment Insurance and the Working of the Labour Market” in Economic Aspects of Markets and Games (eds. -P Dasgupta, D Gale, E Maskin and O Hart), MIT Press, 1992, 82-106. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 184-204.
1991
152. – “Basic Income Schemes and the Lessons for Public Economics” in Issues in Contemporary Economics, Volume I: Markets and Welfare (ed. -K J Arrow), Macmillan, 1991, 22-38.
151. – “Social Insurance”, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory, 1991, vol 16: 113-131. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 205-219.
150. – “The Development of State Pensions in the United Kingdom” in The Future of Basic and Supplementary Pension Schemes in the European Community – 1992 and Beyond (ed. -W Schmähl), Nomos Verlag, 1991, 116-134. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 152-167.
149. – “Measuring Poverty and Differences in Family Composition”, Economica, 1991, vol 59: 1-16.
148. – “Tax-Benefit Models for Developing Countries: Lessons from Developed Countries” (with F Bourguignon) in Tax Policy in Developing Countries (ed. -J Khalilzadeh-Shirazi and A Shah), World Bank, 1991, 216-226.
147. – “Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Distribution of Income” (with J Micklewright) in Economics for the New Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson and R Brunetta), Macmillan, 1991, 147-174.
146. – “A National Minimum? A History of Ambiguity in the Determination of Benefits Scales in Britain” in The State and Social Welfare (eds. -T and D Wilson), Longman, 1991, 121-142. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 132-151.
145. – “Richesse, protection, pauvreté” in Euroscopie (ed. -G Mermet), Larousse, 1991, 337-338.
144. – “Unemployment Compensation and Labor Market Transitions: A Critical Review” (with J Micklewright), Journal of Economic Literature, 1991, vol 29: 1679-1727.
143. – “Comparing Poverty Rates Internationally: Lessons from Recent Studies in OECD Countries”, The World Bank Economic Review, 1991, vol 5:3-21.
1990
142. – “Unemployment Insurance and Economic Reform in China”, Development Economics Research Programme, China Programme Discussion Paper No 7, 1990. PDF
141. – “Poverty, Statistics and Progress in Europe” in Analysing Poverty in the European Community (eds. -R Teekens and B M S van Praag), Eurostat, 1990 (this book was subsequently withdrawn from publication), 27-44. Published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 64-77.
140. – “Scaling the ‘Poverty Mountain’: Methods to Extend Incentives to All Workers” (with H Sutherland) in Improving Incentives for the Low-Paid (eds. -A Bowen and K Mayhew), Macmillan, 1990, 55-71.
139. – “Introduction” to Poverty, Inequality and Income Distribution in Comparative Perspective (eds. -T M Smeeding, M O’Higgins, L Rainwater), Harvester-Wheatsheaf, 1990, xvii-xxv.
138. – “L’après-communisme: une troisième voie?”, Le débat, mars-avril 1990, 4-7.
137. – “Mesures de la pauvreté et politiques sociales: une étude comparative de la France, de la FRA et du Royaume-Uni” (with S Cazes), Observations et Diagnostics Economiques: Revue de l’OFCE, 1990, no 33: 105-130.
136. – “Public Economics and the Economic Public”, European Economic Review, 1990, vol 34: 225-248 (Presidential Address to the European Economic Association Annual Congress in Augsburg, September 1989).
135. – “Income Maintenance for the Unemployed in Britain and the Response to High Unemployment”, Ethics, 1990, vol 100: 569-585. Also published in Incomes and the Welfare State: Essays on Britain and Europe (ed. -A B Atkinson), Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 168-183.
134. – “Integrating Income Taxation and Social Security: Analysis of a Partial Basic Income” (with H Sutherland) in Frontiers of Economic Research (ed. -P Deane), Macmillan, 1990, 84-100.
133. – “Spending on Alcohol: Evidence from the Family Expenditure Survey 1970-1983” (with J Gomulka and N H Stern), Economic Journal, 1990, vol 100: 808-827.
132. – “The Design of Direct Taxation and Family Benefits” (with F Bourguignon), Journal of Public Economics, 1990, vol 41: 3-29.
1989
131. – “Trends in the Shares of Top Wealth-Holders in Britain, 1923-1981” (with J P F Gordon and A J Harrison), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1989, vol 51: 315-332.
130. – “The Take-Up of Social Security Benefits”, in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 190-207.
129. – “The Cost of Social Dividend and Tax Credit Schemes”, in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 309-326.
128. – “Analysis of a Partial Basic Income Scheme” (with H Sutherland), in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 327-335.
127. – “Social Insurance and Income Maintenance”, in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 104-124.
126. – “Poverty in Britain from the 1930s to the 1980s”, Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 40-61.
125. – “The Poverty Trap in Britain” (with M A King and N H Stern), in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 181-189.
124. – “Inter-Generational Continuities in Deprivation” (with H Sutherland), in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 77-86.
123. – “How Should We Measure Poverty? Some Conceptual Issues”, in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 7-24.
122. – “Family Income Supplement and Two-Parent Families, 1971-1980” (with B Champion), in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 208-224.
121. – “Turning the Screw: Benefits for the Unemployed 1979-1988” (with J Micklewright) in The Economics of Social Security (eds. -A W Dilnot and I Walker), Oxford University Press, 1989, 17-51. Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 125-157.
1988
120. – “Une approche économique des phénomènes sociaux” in Journées Scientifiques et Prix UAP 1985, 1986, 1987 (ed. -J Dromer), Editions Scientifique de l’UAP, 1988, 67-71 (on occasion of receiving UAP Prize).
119. – “The Institute and the Microeconomics of Public Policy”, National Institute Economic Review, 50th Anniversary Issue, 1988, No 124: 74-77.
118. – “Poverty” in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, ed. 2, Macmillan, 1988.
117. – The following chapters from Tax-Benefit Models (STICERD Occasional Paper No.10) “TAXMOD” (with H Sutherland), 1988
a. – “Introduction” (with H Sutherland),
b. – “TAXMOD” (with H Sutherland). Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 336-359.
c. – “Comparisons of the FES and New Earnings Survey, 1971-1977” (with J Micklewright and N H Stern),
d. – “Grossing-up FES Data for Tax-Benefit Models” (with J Gomulka and H Sutherland),
e. – “Treatment of Mortgage Interest in the FES” (with J Gomulka and J M Smith),
f. – “Modelling National Insurance Contributions using FES Data” (with J M Smith and H Sutherland),
g. – “Taxation of Husband and Wife in the UK and Changes in the Tax-Benefit System” (with H Sutherland),
h. – “The French Tax-Benefit System, and a Comparison with the British System” (with F Bourguignon and P-A Chiappori).
116. – “Fiscalité et Transferts: Une Comparaison Franco-Brittanique” (with F Bourguignon and P-A Chiappori), Annales d’Economie et de Statistique, June-Sept 1988, no 11 : 117-140.
115. – “Sozialversicherung und Einkommenssicherung” in Sozialvertrag und Sicherung (eds. -G Rolf, P B Spahn and G Wagner), 1988, 221-240. A later version (in English) is published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 104-124.
114. – “Earnings Mobility” (with F Bourguignon and C Morrisson), European Economic Review, 1988, vol 32: 619-632.
113. – “The Economic Analysis of Tax Reform: An Introduction” (with J Leape), European Economic Review, 1988, vol 32: 319-324.
1012. – “Une approche économique des phénomènes sociaux”, in Journees Scientifiques & Prix UAP 1985, 1986, 1987, Département des Services Généraux de l’UAP, 1988, pp. 67-71.
111. – “What do We Learn about Tax Reform from International Comparisons? France and Britain” (with F Bourguignon and P A Chiappori), European Economic Review, 1988, vol 32: 343-352.
1987
110a. – “Original Sen”, New York Review of Books, 22 October 1987, pages 41-44.
110. – “Dankrede” in Ansprachen anlässlich der Verleihung der Ehrendoktorwürde an Professor Anthony Barnes Atkinson, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, 1987.
109. – “The Collected Papers of Richard A Musgrave: A Review Article”, Journal of Public Economics, 1987, vol 33: 389-396.
108. – “The Theory of Tax Design for Developing Countries” in The Theory of Taxation for Developing Countries (eds. -D Newbery and N H Stern), Oxford University Press, 1987, 387-406.
107. – “On the Measurement of Poverty”, Econometrica, l987, vol 55: 749-764 (Walras-Bowley Lecture delivered at the Fifth World Congress of the Econometric Society, August 1985, at MIT). Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 25-39.
106. – “Income Maintenance and Social Insurance: A Survey” in Handbook of Public Economics (eds. -A Auerbach and M S Feldstein), North-Holland, l987, Volume 2, 779-908.
105. – “The Welfare State in Britain 1970-1985: Extent and Effectiveness” (with J Hills and J Le Grand) in Britain’s Economic Performance (eds. -R Dornbusch and R Layard), Oxford University Press, 1987, 211-252.
104. – “Poverty” in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, ed. 1 and 2, Macmillan, volume 3, 1987 (and 1988), 928-933.
103. – “Economics of the Welfare State: Introductory Comments”, Papers and Proceedings of the First Annual Congress, European Economic Review, 1987, vol 31: 177-181.
102. – “Income Distribution and Differences in Needs” (with F Bourguignon) in Arrow and the Foundations of the Theory of Economic Policy (ed. -G R Feiwel), Macmillan, 1987, 350-370.
101. – “James M Buchanan’s Contribution to Economics”, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1987, vol 89: 5-15.
1986
1985
100. – “The Poverty Trap” (with N H Stern), Economic Review, 12(5), May 1985.
99. – “Poverty, Unemployment and the Future”, First P W Segers Lecture, University of St Ignatius, Antwerp, 1985. Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 87-95.
98. – “Social Security, Taxation and the Working Population over the Next Ten Years” in Challenges to Social Policy (ed. -by R Berthoud), Gower, 1985, 101-138. Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 256-285.
1984
97. – “Review of the UK Social Security System: Evidence to the National Consumer Council”, Economic and Social Research Council Programme on Taxation, Incentives and the Distribution of Income No. 66, April 1984.
96. – “Unemployment Benefit, Duration and Incentives in Britain” (with J Gomulka, J Micklewright and N Rau), Journal of Public Economics, 1984, vol 23: 3-26. Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 158-180.
95. – “The Steady-State Assumption and the Estimation of Distributional and Related Models” (with S P Jenkins), Journal of Human Resources, 1984, vol 19: 358-376.
94. – “Household Expenditure on Tobacco 1970-1980: Evidence from the Family Expenditure Survey” (with J Gomulka and N Stern), Economic and Social Science Research Council Programme, Taxation, Incentives and the Distribution of Income No. 57, January 1984.
93. – “Taxation and Social Security Reform: Reflections on Advising a House of Commons Select Committee”, Policy and Politics, 1984, vol 12: 107-118.
1983
92. – “Analysis of Reforms of the Tax/Benefit System” (with H Sutherland), The Structure of Personal Income Taxation and Income Support, Appendix 45 to Minutes of Evidence, House of Commons, 20-II, HMSO, 1983.
91. – “On the Measurement of Inequality (with bibliography)”, in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 15-36.
90. – “Introduction to Part IV”, in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 317-322.
89. – “Introduction to Part III”, in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 199-203.
88. – “Introduction to Part II”, in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 109-114.
87. – “Introduction to Part I”, in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 3-13.
86. – “Equality in a Cold Climate”, New Statesman, 15 April 1983, pp. 8-10. PDF
85. – “Studies of Minimum Wage Legislation in the United States” (with S Bazen), The Structure of Personal Income Taxation and Income Support, Appendix 26 to Minutes of Evidence, House of Commons, 20-II, HMSO, 1983.
84. – “Memorandum to the House of Commons Treasury and Civil Service Committee” (with M A King and N H Stern), The Structure of Personal Income Taxation and Income Support, Appendix 2 to Minutes of Evidence, House of Commons, 20-II, HMSO, 1983.
83. – “The Commitment to Equality” in Socialism in a Cold Climate (ed. -J A G Griffith), 1983, 22-36.
82. – “Dureé du Chomage et Incitations” (with J Gomulka, J Micklewright and N Rau), Annales de l’INSEE, 1983, no 52 : 3-21.
81. – “Who Are the Low Paid? A Preliminary Look at the Evidence from the Family Expenditure Survey” (with J Micklewright and H Sutherland), Low Pay Unit, 1983.
80. – “On the Reliability of Income Data in the Family Expenditure Survey” (with J Micklewright), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 1983, Series A, vol 146: 33-61.
79. – “The Analysis of Personal Taxation and Social Security” (with M A King and H Sutherland), National Institute Economic Review, November 1983, No 106: 62-74. Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 286-308.
78. – “Intergenerational Earnings Mobility in Britain” in Ansätze der Lebenseinkommensanalyse (ed. -W Schmähl), J C B Mohr, 1983, 56-72.
1982
77. – “State Pensions, Taxation and Retirement Income – 1981-2031” (with R Altmann) in Retirement Policy – The Next Fifty Years (ed. -M Fogarty), Heinemann, London, 1982, 72-97. Also published in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 231-255.
76. – “Unemployment, Wages and Government Policy”, Economic Journal, 1982, vol 92: 45-50.
75. – “The Comparison of Multi-Dimensioned Distributions of Economic Status” (with F Bourguignon), Review of Economic Studies, 1982, vol 49: 183-201. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 37-59.
1981
74. – “On the Switch to Indirect Taxation”, Fiscal Studies, 1981, vol 2, issue 2: 1-8.
73. – “Taxation and Incentives in the UK” (with N H Stern), Lloyds Bank Review, 1981, April: 43-46.
72. – “Poverty in York: A Re-analysis of Rowntree’s 1950 Survey” (with J Corlyon, A K Maynard, H Sutherland and C Trinder), Bulletin of Economic Research, 1981, vol 33: 59-71. Also punlished in Poverty and Social Security (ed. – A B Atkinson), Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 62-76.
71. – “Unemployment Benefits and Incentives” in The Economics of Unemployment in Britain (ed. -J Creedy), Butterworth, 1981, 128-149. Also published as “Unemployment Benefits and Incentives in Britain” in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 419-435.
70. – “On Labour Supply and Commodity Demands” (with N H Stern) in Essays in the Theory and Measurement of Consumer Behaviour in Honour of Sir Richard Stone (ed. -A S Deaton), Cambridge University Press, 1981, 265-296.
69. – “The Measurement of Economic Mobility” in Inkomensverdeling en openbare financien – Essays in Honour of Jan Pen (eds. -P J Eigjelshoven and L J van Gemerden), Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1981, 9-24. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 61-75.
68. – “Inheritance and the Redistribution of Wealth” in Public Policy and the Tax System – Essays in Honour of James Meade (eds. -G A Hughes and G M Heal), Allen and Unwin, 1981. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 171-196.
67. – “National Assistance and Low Incomes in 1950” (with A K Maynard and C G Trinder), Social Policy and Administration, 1981, vol 15: 19-32.
66. – “On the Determinants of Living Standards” (with H Sutherland and C G Trinder), unpublished. PDF
65. – “On Intergenerational Income Mobility in Britain”, Journal of Post-Keynesian Economics, 1981, vol 3: 194-218.
1980
64. – “On the Switch from Direct to Indirect Taxation” (with J Gomulka and N H Stern), Journal of Public Economics, 1980, vol 14: 195-234.
63. – “Welfare Implications of the Taxation of Savings” (with A Sandmo), Economic Journal, 1980, vol 90: 529-549. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 271-293.
62. – “Housing Policy, Taxation and Reform” (with M A King), Midland Bank Review, Spring 1980, 7-15. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 337-356.
61. – “Income Distribution and Inequality of Opportunity”, IHS Journal, 1980, vol 4: 65-80. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 77-92.
60. – “Horizontal Equity and the Distribution of the Tax Burden” in The Economics of Taxation (eds. -H Aaron and M Boskin), Brookings Institution, 1980, 3-18. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 93-105.
1979
59. – “Steuern”, “Personelle Einkommens- und Vermögensverteilung” and “Finanzwirtschaft” entries in Handwörterbuch der Mathematischen Wirtschaftswissenschaften, vol 1 (ed. -R Selten), Gabler, 1979, 315-322 and 387-394.
58. – “Intergenerational Income Mobility”, IHS Journal, 1979, vol 3: 61-73.
57. – “J E Meade” (with W M Corden), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 1979, vol 18 (Bibliographical Supplement): 528-532.
56. – “A Note on the Allocation of Time” (with N H Stern), Economic Letters, 1979, vol 3: 119-123.
55. – “The Analysis of Trends over Time in the Distribution of Personal Wealth in Britain” (with A J Harrison), Annales de l’INSEE, 1979, no 33-34: 89-108. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 115-130.
1978
54. – “The Concentration of Wealth in Britain”, Challenge, 1978, 38-42.
53. – “Evidence on Intergenerational Income Mobility in Britain” (with C G Trinder and A K Maynard), Economic Letters, 1978, vol 1: 383-388.
52. – “Unemployment, Social Security and Incentives” (with J S Flemming), Midland Bank Review, 1978, 6-16. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 397-418.
1977
51. – “Economic Aspects of Reduced Smoking” (with J L Townsend), The Lancet, 1977, 3 September, 492-494.
50. – “An Adequate Income for One-Parent Families”, National Council for One Parent Families, 1977, 1-5.
49. – “Housing Allowances, Income Maintenance and Income Taxation” in The Economics of Public Services (eds. -M S Feldstein and R P Inman), Macmillan, 1977, 3-16. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 323-335.
48. – “Optimal Taxation and the Direct versus Indirect Tax Controversy”, Canadian Journal of Economics, 1977, vol 10: 590-606. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 243-258.
47. – “Profit-Sharing, Collective Bargaining and ‘Employment Risk”, Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Staatswissenschaft, 1977, Special Issue: 43-52.
46. – “Economic Consequences of Infection in Human Pregnancy” (with T W Meade) in Infections and Pregnancy (ed. -C R Coid), Academic Press, 1977, 551-563.
45. – “The Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions” in Public and Urban Economics (ed. -R E Grieson), Lexington Books, 1977, 13-27. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 357-370.
1976
44. – “Poverty and Social Security Research: An Agenda”, Social Security Research, DHSS, HMSO, 1976, 13-27.
43. – “Adam Smith on Public Finance and Distribution: Comment” in The Market and the State: Essays in Honour of Adam Smith (eds. -T Wilson and A S Skinner), Oxford University Press, 1976, 324-329.
42. – “The Design of Tax Structure: Direct Versus Indirect Taxation” (with J E Stiglitz), Journal of Public Economics, 1976, vol 6: 55-75. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 223-242.
1975
41. – “La ‘Maxi-Min’ et l’Imposition Optimale des Revenus”, Cahiers du Séminaire d’Econométrie, 1975, No 16 : 73-86. This is a French version of University of Essex Discussion Paper No 47, “Maxi-min’ and optimal income taxation”, 1973 (see below).
40. – “Worker Management and the Modern Industrial Enterprise: A Reply”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1975, vol 89: 670-672.
39. – “Mortality Multipliers and the Estate Duty Method” (with A J Harrison), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, February 1975, vol 37: 13-28.
38. – “The Distribution of Wealth in Britain in the 1960s – the Estate Duty Method Reexamined”, in The Personal Distribution (ed. -J Smith), National Bureau of Economic Research, 1975, 277-319.
1974
37. – “A model of the distribution of wealth”, MIT Working Paper 123, January 1974. PDF
36. – “Smoking and the Economics of Government Intervention” in The Economics of Health and Medical Care (ed. -M Perlman), Macmillan, 1974, 428-441. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 371-382.
35. – “Real Incomes of People at Work” (with C Trinder) in Poverty Report 1974 (ed. -M Young), Temple Smith, 1974, 40-55.
34. – “Real Incomes of Other People” (with C Trinder) in Poverty Report 1974 (ed. – M Young), Temple Smith, 1974, 56-69.
33. – “Income Distribution and Social Change Revisited”, Journal of Social Policy, 1974, vol 4: 57-68.
32. – “Wealth Distribution and Investment Income in Britain” (with A J Harrison), Review of Income and Wealth, 1974, series 20: 125-142.
31. – “Pigou, Taxation and Public Goods” (with N H Stern), Review of Economic Studies, 1974, vol 41: 119-128. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 259-270.
30. – “Poverty and Income Inequality in Britain” in Poverty, Inequality and Class Structure (ed. -D Wedderburn), Cambridge University Press, 1974, 43-70.
29. – “Methods and Preliminary Findings in Assessing the Economic and Health Services Consequences of Smoking, with Particular Reference to Lung Cancer” (with T W Meade), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 1974, Series A, vol 137: 297-312.
28. “Risultati delle campagne contro il fume in Inghilterra” (with J L Skegg), Mercurio, vol 17, No 4: 10-14, 1974.
27. – “Control of Smoking and Price of Cigarettes – A Comment” (with J L Skegg), British Journal of Preventative and Social Medicine, 1974, 28: 45-48.
1973
26. – “The Incidence of Taxes and Social Service Benefits in 1971”, Poverty, No 25, Spring 1973, 12-13.
25. – “Poverty and Pensions – The Financial Needs of the Elderly”, Needs of the Elderly for Health and Welfare Services, Institute of Biometry and Community Medicine, University of Exeter, 1973, 71-79.
24. – “The Tax Credit Scheme and the Redistribution of Income”, Conference on Proposals for a Tax-Credit Scheme, Institute for Fiscal Studies, 1973.
23. – “Anti-Smoking Publicity and the Demand for Tobacco in the UK” (with J L Skegg), Manchester School, 1973, vol 41: 265-282.
22. – “Resource Allocation and the Regulated Firm: Comment” (with L Waverman), Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science, 1973, vol 4: 283-287.
21. – “Low Pay and the Cycle of Poverty”, in Low Pay (ed. -F Field), Arrow Books, 1973, 101-117.
20. – “How Progressive Should Income Tax Be?” in Essays in Modern Economics, (ed. -M Parkin), Longman, 1973, 90-109 (reprinted in E S Phelps (ed.) Economic Justice, Penguin Books). Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 295-314.
19. – “‘Maxi-Min’ and Optimal Income Taxation”, Discussion Paper No. 47 (January 1973), Department of Economics, University of Essex. Accepted for publication by the Review of Economic Studies, but never resubmitted. PDF
18. – “Worker Management and the Modern Industrial Enterprise”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1973, vol 87: 375-392.
1972
17. – “Investment, Savings and Employment in the Long-Run” (with D M G Newbery), International Economic Review, 1972, vol 13: 460-475.
16. – “Economics and Finance”, Easing the Restrictions of Ageing, Age Concern, 1972, 17-26.
15. – “Capital-Growth-Sharing Schemes and the Behaviour of the Firm”, Economica, 1972, vol 39: 237-249. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 383-395.
14. – “Income Maintenance and Income Taxation”, Journal of Social Policy, 1972, vol 1: 135-148.
13. – “The Structure of Indirect Taxation and Economic Efficiency” (with J E Stiglitz), Journal of Public Economics, 1972, vol 1: 97-119. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 205-221.
12. – “Inequality and Social Security” in Labour and Inequality (eds. -P Townsend and N Bosanquet), Fabian Society, 1972, 12-25.
11. – “The Reform of Wealth Taxes in Britain”, Political Quarterly, January-March 1971, 44-54, reprinted in Taxation Policy (eds. -B Crick and W A Robson), Pelican, 1973.
10. – “Conflict in Social Security Policy”, in Conflicts in Policy Objectives, (ed. -N Kaldor), Blackwell, 1971, 20-37.
9. – “The Distribution of Wealth and the Individual Life-Cycle”, Oxford Economic Papers, 1971, vol 23: 239-254. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 131-145.
8. – “Policies for Poverty”, Lloyds Bank Review, April 1971, 17-28.
7. – “Capital Taxes, the Redistribution of Wealth and Individual Savings”, Review of Economic Studies, 1971, vol 38: 209-227. Also published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 147-169.
1970
6. – “On the Measurement of Inequality”, Journal of Economic Theory, 1970, vol 2: 244-263. A later version of this paper, with bibliography covering the years 1970-1982, is published in Social Justice and Public Policy (ed. -A B Atkinson), Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, 1983, pp. 15-36.
5. – “National Superannuation: Redistribution and Value for Money”, Bulletin of the Oxford Institute of Economics and Statistics, 1970, vol 32: 171-185.
4. – “On Embodiment and Savings”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1970, vol 84: 127-133.
1969
3. – “Import Strategy and Growth under Conditions of Stagnant Export Earnings”, Oxford Economic Papers, 1969, vol 21: 325-338.
2. – “A New View of Technological Change” (with J E Stiglitz), Economic Journal, 1969, vol 79: 573-578.
1. – “The Timescale of Economic Models: How Long is the Long Run?”, Review of Economic Studies, 1969, vol 36(2): 137-152.