Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/205635 
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Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
New Zealand Treasury Working Paper No. 13/11
Publisher: 
New Zealand Government, The Treasury, Wellington
Abstract: 
This paper provides an introductory review of the alternative possible income distributions which can be used when making cross-sectional evaluations of the effects of taxes and transfers using a household economic survey. This paper attempts to clarify the various alternatives, both for users of data and those wishing to interpret results. Special attention is given to the choice of income unit. The need to avoid spurious comparisons is stressed. The use of adult equivalence scales and the application of an explicit sharing rule are considered. Comparisons over time, where both the tax structure and the populations differ, are also considered. Numerical examples are used to highlight the alternative approaches and distributions.
Subjects: 
Income distribution
adult equivalence scales
income unit
JEL: 
D31
D13
D63
ISBN: 
978-0-478-40347-3
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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