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The problem of the ‘missing top’ in household income surveys has been highlighted by tax-based estimates of top income shares. This column shows that tax-based top income adjustments to EU Statistics on Income and Social Conditions surveys often make a substantial difference, but to an extent that varies widely across European countries and over time. Incorporating data from ....

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