tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826531655042170344.post6274913289900296416..comments2024-03-26T11:29:52.986+00:00Comments on Economic Incentives: Transitions in the Income DistributionSeamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15679299530222667673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826531655042170344.post-2676266406958126562013-05-21T16:50:42.237+01:002013-05-21T16:50:42.237+01:00That is true on average. But there is a large vari...That is true on average. But there is a large variation in mobility between deciles. If the transitions are broadly the same in 2010, 71% of the top decile are the same people who were there in 2009. I suspect that that decile, the only one with an increase, is the most controversial. <br /><br />The problem is, we don't know how applicable these figures are. It is certainly plausible that the two lowest deciles are people who became unemployed, thus pushing down the division between deciles at the bottom and hence making the decrease larger. It's not so plausible that the current situation would have had the opposite effect at the top. Cathybyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933028707666531424noreply@blogger.com