For the studies of wealth, inequality and poverty, the analysis of income distribution of the individuals is a crucial issue. In practice, however, only aggregated data are available, either in groups or as a few quantiles of the distribution. To perform counterfactual exercises, it is desirable...

Nowadays, the national statistical offices are moving a step forward from traditional quality assessment done by the offices themselves, towards a more complete quality system that involves external experts and other stakeholders. The INE has launched several initiatives in this context, one of...

The Encuesta de Condiciones de Vida (Spanish SILC Survey) is an annual survey integrated in the European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). The primary aim of this survey is the regular production of statistics on household income and living conditions, collecting key...

EU-SILC is an essential tool for research on social policy. This article compiles, on one hand, the applications of this survey by the Office of the High Commissioner against Child Poverty in Spain. This Office used the Spanish version of the survey on fields such as the design of a minimum...

The Spanish Living Conditions Survey (ECV) is the statistical production for Spain of the European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), encouraged and coordinated by Eurostat. This article presents some suggestions of improving the Living Conditions Survey elaborated by INE, in...