Adult Equivalence Scales, Inequality and Poverty

John Creedy and Catherine Sleeman

No 938, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series from The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper examines the sensitivity of inequality and poverty measures to the adult equivalence scale and the unit of analysis. Comparisons are made using parametric equivalence scales, and income units include individuals, equivalent adults and households. The role of the correlation between equivalent income and household size, and the weight attached to children, is examined analytically. Empirical results are based on New Zealand Household Expenditure Survey (HES) data for total expenditure. Further results using a variety of equivalence scales, for New Zealand,Australia, the UK and the OECD, are examined.

Keywords: Inequality; poverty; equivalence scales; living standard; income unit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D63 H23 I31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2005
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Note: This paper has now been published in: Creedy, J. and Sleeman, C. (2005) Adult Equivalence Scales, Inequality and Poverty, New Zealand Economic Papers, 39, no.1, pp. 51-83.
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