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Promise and Pitfalls in the Use of 'Secondary' Data -Sets: Income Inequality in OECD Countries

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Atkinson, A.B.
Brandolini, A.

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Secondary data-set have come to play an increasing role in empirical economic research. This paper examines the major new secondary data-set assembled by Klaus Deininger and Lyn Squire and the World Bank. We concentrate on its coverage of the OECD countries. We have particularly in mind the user of income inequality statistics who does not wish to go back to the original data.

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Paper provided by Banca Italia - Servizio di Studi in its series Papers with number 379.

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Length: 57 pages
Date of creation: 2000
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Handle: RePEc:fth:banita:379

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Keywords: DISTRIBUTION INCOME INFORMATION

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D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General

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