Äquivalenzskalen spielen sowohl in sozialpolitischen Programmen als auch im Rahmen
personeller Wohlfahrtsanalysen eine herausragende Rolle. In ihnen spiegeln sich einerseits …

The equivalence scale is an important parameter in view of its use in welfare comparisons.
This paper investigates sensitivity of the scale to models, methods and commodities. The …

This paper extends the top-down framework developed by Robilliard et al.(2001) to link a
computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to a microsimulation (MS) model. The …

This paper reviews a range of evidence on the developments in inequality and poverty in
Australia during the 1980s. It begins by describing the policy context against which those …

This paper presents a method of predicting individuals' welfare changes (compensating and
equivalent variations) arising from a tax or social security policy change in the context of …

Poverty Lines and the Measurement of Poverty Page 1 JJ () For the Student Poverty Lines and
the Measurement of Poverty David Johnson* Institute of Applied Economic and Social …

The length of time families spent on the Sole Parent Pension (SPP) is analysed using the
FaCS Longitudinal Data Set covering the period from June 1995 to June 1999. It is found …

Using Australian unit record data this paper compares income and expenditure inequalities
over the period 1975–76 to 1993–94. The study finds inconsistencies between the two …

The at-risk-of-poverty rate, the relative income poverty indicator applied in the EU, can be
highly sensitive to the equivalence scale used to transform household income to an …

Abstract The Prais-Houthakker method for modifying a linear expenditure system to allow for
differing household compositions can be cast within a utility maximising framework. This …