Over the last two decades, the proportion of national income going to employees and the self-employed - the labour share - has declined in many advanced economies. This has not happened in the UK, which might seem like good news for workers, but it conceals slow wage growth and rising inequality.

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28 October 2024

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Economics Observatory

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https://www.economicsobservatory.com/what-share-of-the-economic-pie-goes-to-workers

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