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Nonparametric bounds on equivalence scales

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Methods for estimating equivalence scales usually rely on rather strong identifying assumptions. This note considers nonparametric bounds on equivalence scales derived from the potential outcomes framework and uses nonparametric methods for estimation, which requires only mild assumptions. The method yields only lower and upper bounds of equivalence scales rather than point estimates. The results of an analysis using German expenditure data show that the range implied by these bounds is rather wide.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Author: Christian Dudel

Language: English

Topic: Income, Poverty, and Inequality

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2185334388

FWCI: 1.532

Cites: 6

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10