The structure of earnings and the measurement of income inequality in the U.S. /
The various issues involved in measuring income inequality in the U.S. are analyzed in this book. In describing the level of inequality inherent in a particular graduation it is important which income recipient and which data set is used and also the measure of income inequality used as the appropri...
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
North-Holland,
1989.
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| Series: | Contributions to economic analysis ;
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; The Structure of Earnings and the Measurement of Income Inequality in the U.S.; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2. TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET; Chapter 3. ON THE GENERATION, MEASUREMENT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME; 3.1 Hypotheses on How Observed Distributions are Generated; 3.2 Measuring Inequality; 3.3 Axiom-Based Inequality Measurement and Theil's Entropy Measures; 3.4 Approximating the Observed Income Distribution: Parametric Forms
- 3.5 The Lorenz Curve: A Nonparamteric Description of the Observed DistributionChapter 4. IDENTIFYING DISTRIBUTIONAL FORMS UTILIZING THE k
- CRITERION; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Test; Chapter 5. APPROXIMATING INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS: THE BETA DISTRIBUTION OF THE SECOND KIND; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Model; 5.3 The Beta Distribution of the Second Kind and Income Inequality Across States for Various Population Subgroups; 5.4 Empirical Results; 5.5 Policy Implications; 5.6 Another Example: The Size Distribution of Labor and Nonlabor Income; 5.7 Summary and Conclusions
- Chapter 6. INEQUALITY ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS6.1 Measuring Income Inequality; 6.2 Empirical Resultsfor Various Demographic Groups; Chapter 7. THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS ACROSS OCCUPATIONS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 A Description of the Data; 7.3 The Empirical Results; Chapter 8. SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS; 8.1 A Review and Summary of our Findings; 8.2 Future Research Applications; Appendix; References; Indixes; Author Index; Vocabulary Index