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Studying Inequality In Income Distribution Of Single‐Person Households In Four Developed Countries

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  • Claudio Quintano
  • Antonella D'Agostino

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The increasing frequency of single‐person households has become a major economic phenomenon, and is likely to become an important political force. This paper focuses on differences related to inequality of income distribution among single‐person households in Europe's four largest economies, i.e. France, Germany, Italy and the U.K. Income distribution was modeled in terms of individual characteristics using a parametric model with heterogeneous model parameters. Poverty differences were also broken down using the results of Biewen and Jenkins (2005) in order to understand the relationship between poverty and individual characteristics among countries.

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  • Claudio Quintano & Antonella D'Agostino, 2006. "Studying Inequality In Income Distribution Of Single‐Person Households In Four Developed Countries," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 52(4), pages 525-546, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revinw:v:52:y:2006:i:4:p:525-546
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2006.00206.x
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