APPRAISAL OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF ESTIMATING EQUIVALENCE SCALES AND THEIR RESULTS

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Authors

J. L. Nicholson · United States Social Security Administration

Abstract

This paper discusses the problems encountered in constructing equivalence scales of the relative incomes required to enable families of different sizes or in different circumstances to enjoy the same standard of living. Theoretical problems and limitations of various methods are discussed, and examples of empirical results are presented.

Topics & Keywords

Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets Agricultural Economics and Policy Income, Poverty, and Inequality

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Review of Income and Wealth

Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 1-11

DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1976.tb01138.x

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