Why current definitions of family income are misleading, and why this matters for measures of inequality

Why current definitions of family income are misleading, and why this matters for measures of inequality
Nancy Folbre
Equitable Growth Blog, 2017
Level: leicht
Perspektive: Neoklassik
Thema: (Post-)Wachstum, Ungleichheit & Klasse
Format: Policy Paper & Advocacy
Link: http://equitablegrowth.org/research-analysis/why-current-definitions-of-family-income-are-misleading-and-why-this-matters-for-measures-of-inequality/

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Comment from our editors:

It is relevant and useful, e.g. as part of the reading material of an introductory course in Economics as it is directly related to the measurement of how well the economy is doing.

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