RELATIVE INEQUALITY AND POVERTY IN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES USING ALTERNATIVE EQUIVALENCE SCALES

Adult Equivalence Scales, Inequality and Poverty

This paper examines the sensitivity of inequality and poverty measures to the adult equivalence scale and the unit of analysis. Comparisons are made using parametric equivalence scales, and income units include individuals, equivalent adults and households. The role of the correlation between equivalent income and household size, and the weight attached to children, is examined analytically. Em...

The econometrics of inequality and poverty Lecture 8: Equivalence scales

4 Subjective equivalence scales 11 4.1 Qualitative questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.2 Ordered logit models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.3 A subjective equivalence scale model for France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4.4 The cost of a child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

The econometrics of inequality and poverty Lecture 7: Equivalence scales

Inequality and Poverty in the United States : 1900 to 1990

Over the period from 1900 to 1990 there was no trend in income inequality. Inequality was high and rising during the first three decades of the century and peaked during the Depression. It fell sharply during World War I1 and remained at the lower level in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s it rose rapidly to pre-WWII levels. The rate of poverty exhibited a long-run downward trend from...

Poverty among Hispanic Women in the United States of America between 2005 and 2010

Poverty is a widespread problem not only inflicting poor nations, but also nations like the United States of America. In the history of the United States, women and racial minorities had always been persistently struggling with poverty. This paper intends to investigate poverty among Hispanic women between 2005 and 2010 and identify and analyze the relevant contributing factors. Within this per...