Top Incomes and Inequality Measurement: A Comparative Analysis of Correction Methods Using the EU SILC Data
It is sometimes observed and frequently assumed that top incomes in household surveys worldwide are poorly measured and that this problem biases the measurement of income inequality. This paper tests this assumption and compares the performance of reweighting and replacing methods designed to correc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Econometrics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2225-1146/6/2/30 |