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Equivalence Scales Based on Revealed Preference Consumption Expenditure Microdata - The Case of West Germany

Merz, Joachim; Faik, Jürgen - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994

Equivalence scales are a prerequisite for any economic well-being comparison with measures on income distribution, inequality and poverty. This paper provides equivalence scales based on revealed preference consumption microdata for West Germany 1983. It is a part of a joint US and German...

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Two Scales, One Methodology - Expenditure Based Equivalence Scales for the United States and Germany

Merz, Joachim; Garner, Thesia; Smeeding, Timothy M.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994

Choosing an appropriate equivalence scale is a prerequisite for comparisons of economic wellbeing income distribution, inequality or poverty. This is true for country specific work or for cross-national comparisons. Researchers generally either use a country specific equivalence scale (social...

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Trade Protectionism and Intra-industry Trade: A USA - EU Comparison

Ferreira-Lopes, Alexandra; Sousa, Cândida; Carvalho, Helena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …

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Trade Protectionism and Intra-industry Trade: A USA - EU Comparison

Ferreira-Lopes, Alexandra; Sousa, Cândida; Carvalho, Helena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110534