Properties of Equivalence Scales in Different Countries

Recent studies in high-income industrialized countries have shown that equivalence scales are income-dependent. We investigate whether this dependence also holds in poorer, services oriented countries, by considering the example of Cyprus. We also examine whether household economies of scale and relative children costs differ.

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Year of publication:	2005-02
Authors:	Koulovatianos, Christos ; Schröder, Carsten ; Schmidt, Ulrich
Institutions:	University of Vienna, Department of Economics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Vienna Economics Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	C42 - Survey Methods ; C90 - Design of Experiments. General ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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