Personal Income and Hierarchical Power

Personal Income and Hierarchical Power
Fix, Blair. (2019). Journal of Economic Issues. Vol. 53. No. 4. December. pp. 928-945. (Article - Journal; English).

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Abstract or Brief Description

Abstract: This article examines the relation between personal income and hierarchical power. In the context of a firm hierarchy, I define hierarchical power as the number of subordinates under an individual’s control. Using the available case-study evidence, I find that relative income within firms scales strongly with hierarchical power. I also find that hierarchical power affects income more strongly than any other factor for which data is available. I conclude that this is preliminary evidence for a hierarchical-power theory of personal income distribution.

Language

English

Publication Type

Article - Journal

Keywords

income distribution hierarchy power

Subject

BN Power
BN Business Enterprise
BN Conflict & Violence
BN Distribution
BN Industrial Organization
BN Institutions

Depositing User

Jonathan Nitzan

Date Deposited

13 Dec 2019 02:41

Last Modified

13 Dec 2019 02:41

URL:

http://bnarchives.yorku.ca/id/eprint/632

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