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Demographic Change And Inequality In The Size Distributions Of Labor And Nonlabor Income

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  • Dan A. Black
  • K. J. Hayes
  • D. J. Slottje

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This paper utilizes a joint distribution model of labor and nonlabor income that allows us to analyze the impact of demographic change in the U.S. on the marginal distributions of these two income components over time. The beta distribution of the second kind is the hypothetical statistical distribution used in this study to approximate the observed income graduation. This distribution is sum stable which allows us to compare and contrast the marginal distributions in a consistent manner, a property most hypothesized functional forms of income distribution do not possess. We are in effect using a hyperparameter model to do our estimation. We examined the impact of changes over time in labor force participation and population on the marginal distributions of labor and nonlabor income. We disaggregated the variables by sex and age cohorts and found that changes in the age distribution and in the labor supply behavior of women in particular has had a significant effect on the marginal income distributions over time. We also found that the results vary when we examined overall changes in the labor force participation rate vis a vis changes in women's labor force participation separately. The findings are consistent for both income components.

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  • Dan A. Black & K. J. Hayes & D. J. Slottje, 1989. "Demographic Change And Inequality In The Size Distributions Of Labor And Nonlabor Income," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 35(3), pages 283-296, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revinw:v:35:y:1989:i:3:p:283-296
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1989.tb00594.x
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