Inequality and Mobility of Household Incomes in Europe: Evidence from the ECHP
Abstract: In this paper I want to shed light on two aspects of income mobility: relative total income mobility using the estimator by Fields and Ok [1999] and equalization of long-run incomes measured by the index of Fields [2004]. The cross countrycomparison shows a negative relationship between to...| Link(s) zu Dokument(en): | IHS Publikation |
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Institut für Höhere Studien
2006
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract: In this paper I want to shed light on two aspects of income mobility: relative total income mobility using the estimator by Fields and Ok [1999] and equalization of long-run incomes measured by the index of Fields [2004]. The cross countrycomparison shows a negative relationship between total relative mobility and long-run income equalization, this results is contrary to the intuition given by Shorrocks [1978a] who stated, that higher relative mobility will cause higher equalization of incomes when the accounting period is extended.; |
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