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Alternative Distributions for Inequality Comparisons

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  • John Creedy, 2017. "Alternative Distributions for Inequality Comparisons," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 50(4), pages 484-497, December.
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    1. John Creedy, 1996. "Measuring Income Inequality," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 29(2), pages 236-246, April.
    2. Lazear, Edward P. & Michael, Robert T., 1988. "Allocation of Income within the Household," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226469669, September.
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    7. Glewwe, Paul, 1991. "Household equivalence scales and the measurement of inequality : Transfers from the poor to the rich could decrease inequality," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(2), pages 211-216, March.
    8. John Creedy & Cath Sleeman, 2005. "Adult equivalence scales, inequality and poverty," New Zealand Economic Papers, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(1), pages 51-81.
    9. John Creedy & Rosanna Scutella, 2004. "The Role of the Unit of Analysis in Tax Policy Return Evaluations of Inequality and Social Welfare," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 7(1), pages 89-108, March.
    10. Anthony Shorrocks, 2013. "Decomposition procedures for distributional analysis: a unified framework based on the Shapley value," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 11(1), pages 99-126, March.
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    2. Alinaghi, Nazila & Creedy, John & Gemmell, Norman, 2022. "Income Inequality and the Accounting Period in New Zealand: Evidence from Administrative Data," Working Paper Series 21899, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
    3. Nazila Alinaghi & John Creedy & Norman Gemmell, 2020. "The Redistributive Effects of a Minimum Wage Increase in New Zealand: A Microsimulation Analysis," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 53(4), pages 517-538, December.
    4. Robert A. Buckle & John Creedy, 2020. "The ‘disciplinary effect’ of the performance-based research fund process in New Zealand," New Zealand Economic Papers, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(2), pages 107-126, May.
    5. Creedy, John, 2021. "Comparing Income Distributions Using Atkinson’s Measure of Inequality," Working Paper Series 9469, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
    6. Creedy, John & Quy, Ta, 2022. "Income Mobility in New Zealand 2007–2020: Combining Household Survey and Census Data," Working Paper Series 25797, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
    7. John Creedy, 2023. "Comparing Income Distributions Using Atkinson's Measure of Inequality," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 56(1), pages 141-155, March.
    8. Alinaghi, Nazila & Creedy, John & Gemmell, Norman, 2022. "Inter-Decile Income Movements of Individuals in New Zealand: Evidence from Administrative Data," Working Paper Series 21357, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
    9. Creedy, John & Gemmell, Norman, 2018. "Income Inequality in New Zealand: Why Conventional Estimates are Misleading," Working Paper Series 7629, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
    10. Creedy, John & Gemmell, Norman, 2018. "Income Inequality in New Zealand: Why Conventional Estimates are Misleading," Working Paper Series 20836, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.

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