Surprise move in UK Gini coefficient

[mary]

Sorry Mike,
Attached message to the wrong thread.  

Mary

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Subject: OFF: Surprise move in UK Gini coefficient


We were for some reason debating the Gini coefficient here recently (a
measure of income distribution/inequality).

Turns out the UK has been seeing this fall sionce 2000, though it
remains high compared to similar countries:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7681361.stm

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