How important are the unit of analysis and equivalence scales when measuring income poverty and inequality? Evidence from Ireland

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How important are the unit of analysis and equivalence scales when measuring income poverty and inequality? Evidence from Ireland
Series: ESRI Working Paper No. 721
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Publisher: Economic and Social Research Institute
Documents: /en/articles/greek-household-incomes

Working paper by Mark Regan and Theano Kakoulidou for the ESRI (48 pages): how much measured income poverty and inequality in Ireland change with the unit of analysis (household, tax unit or benefit unit) and the equivalence scale.

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