Comparison of alternative Methods of Estimating Household Equivalence Scales: The Australian Evidence of Pooled Time Series of Unit Record Data

G. Lancaster and Ranjan Ray

Working Papers from Tasmania - Department of Economics

Abstract: Notwithstanding serious conceptual problem in its measurement, the equivalence scale is a parameter with considerable policy importance in view of its use in welfare comparisons across households. This paper investigates the sensitivity of the estimated scale to models and commodities.

Keywords: SOCIAL WELFARE; HOUSEHOLD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 D12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 1996
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