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Permanent and transitory inequality and intragenerational mobility

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  • Chen, Tao
  • Couch, Kenneth A.

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This paper contains a proof that under one testable condition a measure of economic mobility formed by the ratio of permanent to total variance employing the methods of Gottschalk and Moffitt (1994) is equivalent to the Shorrocks R constructed with a Theil General Entropy Index.

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  • Chen, Tao & Couch, Kenneth A., 2013. "Permanent and transitory inequality and intragenerational mobility," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 120(2), pages 200-202.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:2:p:200-202
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.032
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    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
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