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Metasilc 2015: A Report On The Contents And Comparability Of The Eu-Silc Income Variables

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  • Tim Goedemé
  • Lorena Zardo Trindade

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In this report, we document and analyse how individual income components are aggregated into the EU-SILC target variables. Even though general and country-specific descriptions of income target variables are available in the EU-SILC methodological guidelines and in the national quality reports, it is often not clear how exactly each of the national income components is classified and aggregated into a target variable in practice. On the basis of a survey among national statistical institutes, we compiled a database which maps the exact classification of income components into the EU-SILC target variables. The focus of the database is on EU-SILC 2015, covering 26 EU-SILC countries. The database contains information on the composition of variables on total income before and after transfers; income from benefits, work and capital; social contributions and taxes. For each component, we look at compliance with Eurostat guidelines, misclassifications and omitted income sources, all potentially undermining cross-national comparability. This report is accompanied by a paper which brings together the main findings regarding challenges for cross-country comparability and recommendations for improving further the quality and comparability of the EU-SILC income variables. The MetaSILC 2015 database can be downloaded here: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TLSZ4S
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  • Tim Goedemé & Lorena Zardo Trindade, 2020. "Metasilc 2015: A Report On The Contents And Comparability Of The Eu-Silc Income Variables," Working Papers 2001, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp.
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    1. Rafael Carranza & Marc Morgan & Brian Nolan, 2023. "Top Income Adjustments and Inequality: An Investigation of the EU‐SILC," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 69(3), pages 725-754, September.
    2. Tim Goedemé & Brian Nolan & Marii Paskov & David Weisstanner, 2022. "Occupational Social Class and Earnings Inequality in Europe: A Comparative Assessment," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 159(1), pages 215-233, January.

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