Studies of Personal Income Distribution in Denmark – A Critical Review

Christen Sørensen ()
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Christen Sørensen: Institut for Virksomhedsledelse og Økonomi, Syddansk Universitet, Postal: Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2006, vol. 2006, issue 1, 249-278

Abstract: The intention of this paper is to give both a constructive and critical review of studies of personal income distribution in Denmark with a focus on methodological topics. Three main questions always arise in such studies: (1) which income concept, (2) which time period – spanning from a one (year) period to a life cycle period, and (3) which unit should be considered. When reviewing studies of personal income distribution in Denmark, which have mainly been produced by two institutions, namely the Council of Economic Advisers and the Ministry of Finance, these three methodological topics are of primary interest. In this review it is furthermore especially the different implications of studies based on an annual versus a life cycle perspective that are in the forefront. It is shown that the redistributive effects of various tax and transfer instruments can be very different in an annual versus a life cycle perspective.

Keywords: Personal income; income distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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