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The components of income inequality in Belgium : applying the Shorrocks-decomposition with bootstrapping

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Dekkers, G.J.M.
Nelissen, J.H.M. (Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research)

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We look at the contribution of various income components on income inequality and the changes in this in Belgium. Starting from the Shorrocks decomposition, we apply bootstrapping to construct confidence intervals for both the annual decomposition and the changes over time. It appears that the redistributive impact of the Belgian social security system did not become smaller in an absolute sense between 1985 and 1997, but - due to the large increase in labour income inequality - only in a proportional sense.

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Paper provided by Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research in its series Discussion Paper with number 66.

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D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data
C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods and Programming - - - Computational Techniques

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  1. Rueckert, Eva, 2003. "Bootstrapping the European Gender Wage Gap," IRISS Working Paper Series 2003-10, IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD. [Downloadable!]
  2. Eva Rueckert, 2003. "Bootstrapping the European Gender Wage Gap," Working Papers E04, Department of Economics, School of Management and Languages, Heriot Watt University. [Downloadable!]
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