A new approach to the economic inequality based upon the permanent income hypothesis
We propose a new inequality measure based upon the permanent income hypothesis. Tracing its historical changes in Japan, we compare it with some traditional inequality measures for the income distribution.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Economics letters 1989, Vol.29 (2), p.183-187 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We propose a new inequality measure based upon the permanent income hypothesis. Tracing its historical changes in Japan, we compare it with some traditional inequality measures for the income distribution. |
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| ISSN: | 0165-1765 1873-7374 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0165-1765(89)90272-3 |