Journal of Income Distribution

Aims & Scope

The purpose of the Journal of Income Distribution is to foster scholarly research internationally into all aspects of income distribution.

The Journal supports theoretical, empirical, and technical studies pertaining to income distribution research and its methodologies.

It also promotes analysis of the complex, subtle, and subjective principles which enter into questions of policy.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Economic development and the distribution of nutritional resources in Bavaria, 1797–1839 An anthropometric study

  Citation: 68

  Authors: J

• Family Equivalence Scales within a Narrow and Broad Welfare Context

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Erik J.S., Bernard M.S.

• When did inequality rise in Britain and America?

  Citation: 37

  Authors: P

• Income distribution in the mirror of height differences The case of Spain 1895–1950

  Citation: 23

  Authors: G

• Consumption, income distribution and taxation: Keynes' fiscal policy

  Citation: 22

  Authors: S

• Income distribution in brazil 1981–1990 parametric and non-parametric approaches

  Citation: 19

  Authors: F

• The gender lifetime earnings gap—exploring gendered pay from the life course perspective

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Christina, Malte, Andreas

• Poverty measurement in the European Union: Country-specific or Union-wide poverty lines?

  Citation: 16

  Authors: K, M

• An Alternative Formulation of the Esteban-Gradín-Ray Extended Measure of Polarization

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Ma Casilda Lasso, Ana Marta

• The Beaman Distribution: A New Descriptive Model for the Size Distribution of Incomes

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Fiona C., John E.