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Income and Wealth Concentration in Spain from a Historical and Fiscal Perspective
September 1, 2009 • Working Papers • By Emmanuel Saez and Facundo Alvaredo
Abstract This paper presents series on top shares of income and wealth in Spain using personal income and wealth tax return statistics. Top income shares are highest in the 1930s,…
