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Labor Income Share

Understanding the Drivers of the Global Decline

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Authors:
  1. Saumik Paul

    1. Newcastle University, London, UK

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  • Brings quantitative analysis and data to the macro-economic question of labor income share
  • Explores the role of globalization in disempowering labor worldwide
  • Proposes realistic solutions to the phenomenon of "useless populations"

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-6

  3. Definition, Measurement, and Conceptual Issues

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    Pages 7-30

  4. Global Trends in Labor Income Share: Country Level

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    Pages 31-71

  5. Global Trends in Labor Income Share: Sector Level

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    Pages 73-143

  6. Global Trends in Labor Income Share: Firm Level

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    Pages 145-172

  7. The Economic Forces Behind Labor Income Share: Theory

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    Pages 173-189

  8. The Economic Forces Behind Labor Income Share: Empirics

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    Pages 191-249

  9. Potential Areas of Future Research

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    Pages 251-265

  10. Concluding Remarks

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    Pages 267-269

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 271-281
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About this book

This book is about labor income share, which measures the share of national income paid in wages. The global share of income going towards labor is declining, which suggests a more unequal distribution of income. This has sparked debates about fair distribution of personal incomes among academics and policymakers alike. This book joins the discussion by bringing together recent developments in theoretical and empirical research on labor income share and novel insights on the measurement of the labor income share. The aim of this book is to help design policies to reduce inequality and provide useful knowledge to academics, policymakers from government agencies, policy aides in research institutions and think tanks, and broader audiences from public and private organizations. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Newcastle University, London, UK

    Saumik Paul

About the author

Saumik Paul has been working on the labor income share for over four years. He has edited books and published journal articles on the same topic. His ongoing research focuses on the drivers of the labor income share at the firm and sector level. He is also interested in the measurement issues of the labor income share. Saumik is currently employed at Newcastle University, UK and holds affiliation with the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) and Household in Conflict Network (HiCN).    

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Labor Income Share

  • Book Subtitle: Understanding the Drivers of the Global Decline

  • Authors: Saumik Paul

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6860-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6859-6Published: 02 October 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6862-6Published: 03 October 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6860-2Published: 01 October 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 281

  • Number of Illustrations: 93 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Labor Economics, Capital Markets, Asian Politics

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