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Comparing the Wealth of Nations : Reference Prices and Multilateral Real Income Indexes

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  • Neary, J-P
  • Gleeson, B

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This paper considers the problem of comparing real incomes across countries. The available methods are reviewed and their performance is compared using the raw data underlying the Penn World Table.

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  • Neary, J-P & Gleeson, B, 1997. "Comparing the Wealth of Nations : Reference Prices and Multilateral Real Income Indexes," Papers 97/19, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-.
    • Handle: RePEc:fth:dublec:97/19
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    Cited by:

    1. Robert Hill & Daniel Melser, 2015. "Benchmark averaging and the measurement of changes in international income inequality," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 151(4), pages 767-801, November.
    2. J. Peter Neary, 2004. "Rationalizing the Penn World Table: True Multilateral Indices for International Comparisons of Real Income," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 94(5), pages 1411-1428, December.
    3. Neary, Peter, 2000. "True Multilateral Indexes for International Comparisons of Real Income: Theory and Empirics," CEPR Discussion Papers 2590, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

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    Keywords

    WEALTH DISTRIBUTION ; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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