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interventions are therefore seen as instrumental in cushioning against the impact of the crisis on inequality and poverty. Finally …
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Equivalence Scales are a tool for removing the heterogeneity of household sizes in the measurement of inequality, and …
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Equivalence Scales are a tool for removing the heterogeneity of household sizes in the measurement of inequality, and …
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To describe and understand the economic inequality in a given so- ciety, it is necessary to understand intra …-household inequality. House- holds can hide important inequalities, but can also be essential units for redistribution in society. This … for poverty and inequality measurement. Methods that assign each household member a per-adult share of household …
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We provide a critique of the standard methodology which bases welfare comparisons between households on deflating household income and consumption by an equivalence scale. We argue that this leads to support for tax/transfer policies that significantly disadvantage low to middle in-come...
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We provide a critique of the standard methodology which bases welfare comparisons between households on deflating household income and consumption by an equivalence scale. We argue that this leads to support for tax/transfer policies that significantly disadvantage low to middle income...
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