Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the distributional implications of using full income instead of … disposable income in the analysis of economic inequality. For that purpose the authors employ a very extensive list of noncash … inequality under a comprehensive definition of income. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs the microdata of the 2004 …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the distributional implications of using full income instead of … disposable income in the analysis of economic inequality. For that purpose the authors employ a very extensive list of noncash … inequality under a comprehensive definition of income. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs the microdata of the 2004 …

distribution of disposable monetary income to the distribution of full income, that includes both cash and non-cash incomes. Both … private and public non-cash incomes are far more equally distributed than monetary income, but the inequality-reducing effect …Non-cash incomes from either private or public sources can have substantial effects on the distribution of economic …

distribution of disposable monetary income to the distribution of full income, that includes both cash and non-cash incomes. Both … private and public non-cash incomes are far more equally distributed than monetary income, but the inequality-reducing effect …Non-cash incomes from either private or public sources can have substantial effects on the distribution of economic …

distribution of disposable monetary income to the distribution of full income, that includes both cash and non-cash incomes. Both … private and public non-cash incomes are far more equally distributed than monetary income, but the inequality-reducing effect …Non-cash incomes from either private or public sources can have substantial effects on the distribution of economic …

distribution of disposable monetary income to the distribution of full income, that includes both cash and non-cash incomes. Both … private and public non-cash incomes are far more equally distributed than monetary income, but the inequality-reducing effect …Non-cash incomes from either private or public sources can have substantial effects on the distribution of economic …

century, with separate consideration of income and wealth. We analyse the drivers of the changes in inequality and possible …