Promise and Pitfalls in the Use of "Secondary" Data-Sets: Income Inequality in OECD Countries As a Case Study.

This paper examines the role of secondary data-sets in empirical economic research, taking the field of income distribution as a case study. We illustrate problems faced by users of "secondary" statistics, showing how both cross-country comparisons and time-series analysis can depend sensi...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Atkinson, A, Brandolini, A
Формат: Working paper
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Banca d'Italia 2000