-specific equivalence scales developed for Germany and the United States by Merz et al. (1993). We verify previous studies that show that … inequality and the incidence of poverty are greater in the United States than in Germany. Overall inequality and poverty levels …

Germany 1983. It is a part of a joint US and German research project comparing equivalence scales with consistent methods and … Germany based on actual available individual consumption expenditure data shows a variety of interesting results with regard …

-specific equivalence scales developed for Germany and the United States by Merz et al. (1993). We verify previous studies that show that … inequality and the incidence of poverty are greater in the United States than in Germany. Overall inequality and poverty levels …

based on a revealed preference consumption approach for West Germany and the United States. We review several approaches and …