Official statistics underestimate wealth inequality in Britain
Advani, A. & Tarrant, H.
(7 January 2022)
Official statistics underestimate wealth inequality in Britain.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
The latest statistics from the ONS are a welcome but limited insight into what has been happening to wealth in Britain, write Arun Advani and Hannah Tarrant. Limitations in survey response mean they will underestimate the share of wealth at the top. But while they will not tell us what has happened as a result of the pandemic, we can use them to provide an educated guess.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 05 Apr 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114219 |