Using the P90/P10 Index to Measure US InequalityTrends with Current Population Survey Data:A View from Inside the Census Bureau Vaults

The March Current Population Survey (CPS) is the primary data source for estimation oflevels and trends in labor earnings and income inequality in the USA. Time-inconsistencyproblems related to top coding in theses data have led many researchers to use the ratio ofthe 90th and 10th percentiles of these distributions (P90/P10) rather than a more traditionalsummary measure of inequality...

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Year of publication:	2007-06-01
Authors:	Burkhauser, Richard V. ; Feng, Shuaizhang ; Jenkins, Stephen P.
Institutions:	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn>
Subject:	Ungleichheit \| inequality aversion \| Lohn \| Einkünfte \| adult outcomes

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Extent:	807936 bytes 51 p. application/pdf
Series:	IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Discussion Papers IZA Discussion Paper ; No. 2839 (2007)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs ; D3 - Distribution ; J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs ; Labour law and industrial relations ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; USA
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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