Inequality in New Zealand 1983/84 to 2013/14

Christopher Ball and John Creedy

No 15/06, Treasury Working Paper Series from New Zealand Treasury

Abstract: This paper provides an empirical analysis of annual income and expenditure inequality in New Zealand over a thirty-year period from the early 1980s. The extent of redistribution through the tax and benefit system is also explored. Household Economic Survey data are used for each year from 1983/84 to 1997/98 inclusive, 2000/01 and 2003/04 , and for each year from 2006/07. Survey calibration methods are used to examine income and expenditure inequality on the assumption that a range of (approximately 50) population characteristics remain constant over the period. Furthermore, decomposition methods are used to examine the separate contributions to changing inequality of population ageing, changes in labour force participation and household structure.

JEL-codes: H23 H24 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40
Date: 2015-06
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