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APPRAISAL OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF ESTIMATING EQUIVALENCE SCALES AND THEIR RESULTS
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This paper discusses the problems encountered in constructing equivalence scales of the relative incomes required to enable families of different sizes or in different circumstances to enjoy the same standard of living. Theoretical problems and limitations of various methods are discussed, and examples of empirical results are presented.
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“Until now, however, no comprehensive comparison of current methods has been conducted.”
From Assessing differences in household needs: a comparison of approaches for the estimation of equivalence scales using German expenditure data (2021) · cites this paper as Nicholson 1976
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“A possible explanation for this finding, is that in contrast to Pendakur (1999), Stengos et al. (2006), and our application; he used a model based on multiple expenditure categories. Although it relies on a very different identification strategy, the approach by Szulc (2009) leads to estimates that are close to those…”
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- Authors
- NICHOLSON, J. L.
- Corresponding author
- NICHOLSON, J. L.
- Venue
- Review of Income and Wealth
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1976-03
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-11
- ISSN
- 0034-6586 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-4991
- OpenAlex
- W1980777443
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 7.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Review of Income and Wealth (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Quality of Life Measurement
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Keywords
- equivalence scales, relative income, living standards, household size, income measurement
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