Estimating Equivalence Scales for Tax and Benefits Systems.

When comparing, say, the welfare derived from income by a family that is comprised of two adults and three children to that of a single adult, it is necessary to take into consideration the relative needs of the respective households. The most common means by which applied studies in economics curre...

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Main Authors: Muellbauer, J, Ven, J
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Nuffield College (University of Oxford) 2004