Year: 2012
Author: Detlefsen, Lena Mareike
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 132 (2012), Iss. 2 : pp. 297–321
Abstract
Under mild assumptions, Shorrocks (1978) has proved that measured inequality must decrease when the period over which income is measured, the accounting period, increases. The present work seeks to shed light on the quantitative size of this effect using a huge representative German database for the period 1975–2004. Our results indicate that the choice of the accounting period not only seriously affects the level of inequality. We can also show that the size of the effect varies over time.
Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.132.2.297
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 132 (2012), Iss. 2 : pp. 297–321
Published online: 2012-04
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 25
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