Inequality, Mobility and Income Distribution Comparisons

John Creedy

No 555, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series from The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between cross-sectional and life-time income distributions using a simple simulation model. It takes as its point of departure some broad conclusions regarding earnings inequality and mobility that were drawn by the OECD. These concerned comparisons between cross-sectional and lifetime inequality and the effects of changes in earnings mobility. It is argued that more attention needs to be given to the precise nature of mobility and the relationships among the various distributions.

Keywords: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; INCOME (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C15 D31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 1997
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