One popular small area estimation method for estimating poverty and inequality indicators is the empirical best predictor under the unit‐level nested error regression model with a continuous dependent variable. However, parameter estimation is more challenging when the response variable is...

Spatially disaggregated income indicators are typically estimated by using model‐based methods that assume access to auxiliary information from population micro‐data. In many countries like Germany and the UK population micro‐data are not publicly available. In this work we propose small...