Arbeitspapier

Income Dependent Equivalence Scales, Inequality, and Poverty

Most equivalence scales which are applied in research on poverty and inequality do not depend on income, although there is strong empirical evidence that equivalence scales in fact are income dependent. This paper explores the consistency of results derived from income independent and income dependent scales. It is shown that scales of both types inevitably lead to differing assessments of poverty and inequality under quite general conditions. German microdata will be used to demonstrate and illustrate our findings. Our results provide evidence that income independent scales should be replaced with income dependent equivalence scales.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5568

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Methodological Issues: General
Household Behavior: General
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Thema
equivalence scales
independence of base
income dependence

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Dudel, Christian
Garbuszus, Jan Marvin
Ott, Notburga
Werding, Martin
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Dudel, Christian
  • Garbuszus, Jan Marvin
  • Ott, Notburga
  • Werding, Martin
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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