Permanent and transitory inequality and intragenerational mobility

被引:2
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作者
Chen, Tao [1 ]
Couch, Kenneth A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Econ, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
关键词
Permanent inequality; Transitory inequality; Intragenerational mobility; INCOME MOBILITY; UNITED-STATES;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.032
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper contains a proof that under one testable condition a measure of economic mobility formed by the ratio of permanent to total variance employing the methods of Gottschalk and Moffitt (1994) is equivalent to the Shorrocks R constructed with a Theil General Entropy Index. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:200 / 202
页数:3
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