In most Western European countries, middle-income tiers are smaller, and lower-income tiers are larger, when the U.S. median income is used to define middle-income boundaries

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June 2, 2017

Through an American lens, Western Europe’s middle classes appear smaller

In most Western European countries, middle-income tiers are smaller, and lower-income tiers are larger, when the U.S. median income is used to define middle-income boundaries

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In most Western European countries, middle-income tiers are smaller, and lower-income tiers are larger, when the U.S. median income is used to define middle-income boundaries

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