Inequality Decomposition by Factor Components

Inequality Decomposition by Factor Components

This paper disaggregates the income of individuals or households into different factor components, such as earnings, investment income, and transfer payments, and considers how to assess the contributions of these sources to total income inequality. In the approach adopted, a number of basic princip...

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Veröffentlicht in:Econometrica 1982-01, Vol.50 (1), p.193-211
1. Verfasser: Shorrocks, A. F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aggregate income
Aggregation
Coefficients
Decomposition
Gini coefficient
Gini index
Income distribution
Income inequality
Income taxes
Logical givens
Population growth
Principles
Transfer payments
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Zusammenfassung:This paper disaggregates the income of individuals or households into different factor components, such as earnings, investment income, and transfer payments, and considers how to assess the contributions of these sources to total income inequality. In the approach adopted, a number of basic principles of decomposition are proposed and their implications for the assignment of component contributions are examined.
ISSN:0012-9682
1468-0262
DOI:10.2307/1912537