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Income Inequality Decomposition by Income Source and the Breakdown of Inequality Differences Between Two Population Subgroups

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  • Jacques Silber
  • Yves Flückiger
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This paper suggests a methodology to determine the precise role played by various income sources in the inequality of the distribution between male- and female-headed families and the overall income inequality in Switzerland.

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  • Jacques Silber & Yves Flückiger, 1994. "Income Inequality Decomposition by Income Source and the Breakdown of Inequality Differences Between Two Population Subgroups," LIS Working papers 110, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
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    1. Robert E. Leu & Brigitte Buhmann & René L. Frey, 1986. "Die personelle Einkommens- und Vermögensverteilung der Schweiz 1982," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 122(II), pages 111-142, June.
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    2. Fitoussi, Jean-Paul & Van Haeperen, Béatrice, 1998. "Inégalités de revenus, marchés du travail et politique de transferts. Comparaison internationale et décomposition par sources de revenus," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 1998027, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
    3. Stéphane Mussard, 2006. "La décomposition des mesures d’inégalité en sources de revenu : l’indice de Gini et les généralisations," Cahiers de recherche 06-05, Departement d'économique de l'École de gestion à l'Université de Sherbrooke.
    4. Mussard, Stéphane, 2007. "La décomposition des mesures d’inégalité en sources de revenu : méthodes et applications," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 83(3), pages 415-445, septembre.
    5. Cecilia Garcia Peñalosa & Orgiazzi, E., 2011. "GINI DP 12: Factor Components of Inequality. A Cross-Country Study," GINI Discussion Papers 12, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies.
    6. Jesper Drescher, 1999. "Income Inequality Decomposition by Income Source and by Population Subgroups: A Theoretical Overview and the Empirical Case of Denmark," LIS Working papers 209, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    7. Nadja El Benni & Robert Finger & Stefan Mann & Bernard Lehmann, 2012. "The distributional effects of agricultural policy reforms in Switzerland," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 58(11), pages 497-509.
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