This study outlines the structure of the Tanzanian economy and considers the impact of previous policies and current stabilization and adjustment measures on the poorer segments of the Tanzanian population. Questioning earlier reports and conclusions, the authors determine that official economic...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Macroeconomic Policy and Performance -- 4 Profile of Incomes and Poverty in Tanzania -- 5 Performance of Agriculture -- 6 Trends in Incomes and Welfare of Various Income Groups -- 7...

In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly increasing while, second, the average household size has been declining dramatically. The analysis of income distribution relies on equivalence-weighted incomes which take into account...

Average real UK household income has almost doubled over the past forty years. With four decades of micro-data on household incomes, and relatively simple decomposition methods, we document the contribution to this growth in the mean net household income of working-age households from different...