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Wed 11 Nov 2002'Income gap not affected by boom'The relative income gap between the top and bottom earners did not widen during the economic boom, according to figures made public yesterday.Survey results compiled by the Economic and Social Research Institute show that, while the gap between high and low earners is particularly high in the Republic, it was not exacerbated by boom.