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[https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/income-inequality.html by OECD] | [https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/income-inequality.html by OECD] | ||
Income is defined as household disposable income in a particular year. It consists of earnings, self-employment and capital income and public cash transfers however, income taxes and social security contributions paid by households are deducted. Inequality is also described as the gap between rich and poor, income inequality, wealth disparity, wealth and income differences, or the wealth gap. | |||
