This paper examines the pattern of income changes over the life cycle for both males and females, using information from a special data set compiled by the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.

This paper examines the relative burden of monopoly, measured using the equivalent variation, for different household income levels. Inequality measures are calculated using the complete distribution of equivalent incomes, for all households in the Australian household expenditure survey. The...

This paper is concerned with the conditions under which a compulsory pay-as-you-go pension system, in which the current generation of workers finances the pensions of those who are currently retired, is superior to the use of private saving.

This paper examines the relationship between cross-sectional and life-time income distributions using a simple simulation model. It takes as its point of departure some broad conclusions regarding earnings inequality and mobility that were drawn by the OECD. These concerned comparisons between...

This paper uses a lifetime income simulation model to examine the effects on inequality and progressivity of extending the time period over which income is measured. The income tax schedule typically displays increasing marginal rates, and there is a substantial amount of relative income...

This paper has two main aims, both associated with measuring the welfare effects of price changes. First, it examines the distributional effects of the change in the indirect tax system in New Zealand during the mid-1980s. Secondly, it examines the distributional impact of recent inflation in...

We study the pro-competitive gains from international trade in a quantitative model with endogenously variable markups. We find that trade can significantly reduce markup distortions if two conditions are satisfied: (i) there is extensive misallocation and (ii) opening to trade exposes hitherto...

Over the last few decades there have been significant increases in student enrolments in Australian non-government schools. It has been suggested that this growth has been the outcome of government subsidies to non-government schools. Despite this significant funding school fees have also been...

Data for measuring poverty and income inequality are frequently available in a summary form that describes the proportion of income or expenditure for each of a number of population proportions. While various discrete measures can be applied directly to data in this limited form, these discrete...