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Health and income: a robust comparison of Canada and the US
Duclos, Jean-Yves; Échevin, Damien - 2009
This paper uses sequential stochastic dominance procedures to compare the joint distribution of health and income across space and time. It is the first application of which we are aware of methods to compare multidimensional distributions of income and health using procedures that are robust to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269622
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Health and Income: A Robust Comparison of Canada and the US
Duclos, Jean-Yves; Échevin, Damien - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper uses sequential stochastic dominance procedures to compare the joint distribution of health and income across space and time. It is the first application of which we are aware of methods to compare multidimensional distributions of income and health using procedures that are robust to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555365
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Optimal Taxation, Inequality and Top Incomes
Andrienko, Yuri; Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2014
In a number of high-income countries over the past few decades there has been a large growth in income inequality and at the same time a shift in the burden of taxation from the top to the middle of the income distribution. This paper applies the theory of optimal piecewise linear taxation to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377287
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Optimal Taxation, Inequality and Top Incomes
Andrienko, Yuri; Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In a number of high-income countries over the past few decades there has been a large growth in income inequality and at the same time a shift in the burden of taxation from the top to the middle of the income distribution. This paper applies the theory of optimal piecewise linear taxation to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884365
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The British household panel survey and its income data
Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2010
This paper provides a self-contained introduction to the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), concentrating on aspects relevant to analysis of the distribution of household income. I discuss BHPS design features and how data on net household income are derived. The BHPS net household income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274629
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Evolution of Inequality in Nigeria: A Tale of Falling Inequality, Rising Poverty and Regional Heterogeneity
Chiwuzulum Odozi, John; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2022
inequality relate to changes in consumption and poverty. In addition, we examine whether there has been convergence in inequality … and median consumption expenditure increased. At the same time, poverty incidence and severity increased precipitously … regions in consumption or poverty levels. We also find that durable goods expenditures are the biggest contributor to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296581
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The Income Distribution in the UK: A Picture of Advantage and Disadvantage
Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2015
is evidence about real income levels and inequality, and the prevalence of affluence and of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500333
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The British Household Panel Survey and its Income Data
Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper provides a self-contained introduction to the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), concentrating on aspects relevant to analysis of the distribution of household income. I discuss BHPS design features and how data on net household income are derived. The BHPS net household income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008682961
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The Income Distribution in the UK: A Picture of Advantage and Disadvantage
Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
is evidence about real income levels and inequality, and the prevalence of affluence and of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167205
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Combining Administrative and Survey Data to Improve Income Measurement
Meyer, Bruce D.; Mittag, Nikolas - 2019
poverty in the Current Population Survey, focusing on the substitution of administrative for survey data for three government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005967