Fix, Blair2022-10-282022-10-282019Personal Income and Hierarchical Power. Fix, Blair. (2019). Journal of Economic Issues. Vol. 53. No. 4. December. pp. 928-945. (Article - Journal; English).http://hdl.handle.net/10315/39847income distribution hierarchy powerAbstract: 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.Article