Statistical Measurement of Income Polarization. A cross-national comparison

Axel Schmidt ()
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Axel Schmidt: Seminar of Economic and Social Statistics, University of Cologne, Postal: Seminar für Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistik, Universität zu Köln, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Köln, Germany

No D3-1, 10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002 from International Conferences on Panel Data

Abstract: While recent research on income polarization is based on only a few approaches, this paper portrays the major methods and applies each to income distributions of Germany (1984-2000) and the US (1984-1997) using the Cross-National Equivalent Files. In addition, statistical inference is provided via bootstrap techniques. Further, we combine kernel density estimation with a unimodality test. The empirical results reveal increasing polarization and inequality in the US while the corresponding figures remain almost constant for Germany.

Keywords: Income polarization; bootstrap; kernel density estimation; unimodality test (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C15 D31 D63 I39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-03
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