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National and International Income Dispersion and Aggregate Expenditures

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Carmen Fillat () (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Joseph Francois () (Faculty of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)

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We examine linkages between aggregate household income, distribution of that income, and aggregate cross-country expenditure patterns. We are able to decompose income effects into international income dispersion effects (from variations in average income) and national income dispersion (income distribution) effects. This yields insights for relevant aggregate household specifications in computational policy models emphasizing household distribution of income. This also yields a consumption-pattern based inequality index that summarizes the projection of inequality through expenditure patterns. Estimation of flexible demand systems with representative expenditures (which reflects income distribution within countries) yields a significant relationship between representative consumption and cross-country demand patterns.

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Paper provided by Tinbergen Institute in its series Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers with number 04-093/2.

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Keywords: income distribution aggregate demand demand system estimation Engel curves

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D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
C68 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods and Programming - - - Computable General Equilibrium Models

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