survey data, this method is applied to a distribution of consumers representing the U.S. Examples of clothes washer standards … new standards. In some cases, sufficient data exist to distinguish among demographic subgroups (for example, low income or …

the OECD countries. We have particularly in mind the user of income inequality statistics who does not wish to go back to …

personal income taxation financed by a board based consumption tax. …

estimated. More surprisingly, relative to conventional wisdom, that income distribution has improved throughout this period. …

Economic Literature both assert the inevitability of an increasing share of capital in total income, given a higher rate of … return to capital than the rate of growth in income. This paper shows by a specific example, a logical argument and its … intuition that the alleged inevitability is not valid. Even just for capital to grow faster than income, we need an additional …

inheritance. Wealth-income ratios, inherited wealth, and wealth inequalities were high in the 18th-19th centuries up untilWorldWar …-of-tax rate of return on wealth and g is the economy's growth rate. This suggests that current trends toward rising wealth-income …

estimated. More surprisingly, relative to conventional wisdom, that income distribution has improved throughout this period. …

with the income value of home ownership is crucial for distribution analyses. Home-ownership can have a large impact on a … survey year 2004 (with income data referring to 2003). These estimates allow us to assess the distribution effect of …As pointed out by the Expert Group on Household Income Statistics (Canberra Group, 2001), the way in which is dealt …