Nonparametric tests of stochastic dominance in bivariate distributions, with an application to UK data

Ian Crawford

No W99/28, IFS Working Papers from Institute for Fiscal Studies

Abstract: This paper make straightforward extensions to Anderson's (1996) nonparametric statistical tests of stochastic dominance criteria to bivariate distributions. These test are applied to a time series of cross-section datasets on household level total expenditure and non labour market time in the UK.

Keywords: Social welfare; stochastic dominance; nonparametric statistical (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 D30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-01-01
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