Workers' slice of the GDP pie: How do income shares compare across Europe?
The labour income share in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) presents a downward trend in Europe. This means that workers are getting a smaller slice of the cake. Falling labour shares are frequently associated with rises in income inequality as capital tends to be concentrated at the upper ends of income distribution. Defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the labour income share in GDP is the ratio, in percentage, between total labour income and GDP, both provided in nominal terms. Labour income includes the compensation of employees and part of the income of the self-employed. I...