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Modelling Local Income Distributions in Britain

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  • Glen Bramley
  • Gavin Smart

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BRAMLEY G. and SMART G. (1996) Modelling local income distributions in Britain, Reg. Studies 30, 239-255. There is a lack of reliable and detailed official data on incomes at local level in Britain. Local estimates of the structure and distribution of household incomes would have a range of uses for policy, planning and market research, while contributing to understanding of national developments in poverty and wealth. A method of deriving such estimates is described, involving the disaggregation of the national Family Expenditure Survey and the projection of distributions down to the local level using Census and other data on household composition and factors associated with economic activity and income. The assumptions and calibration of this model are discussed and its performance assessed against various alternative regional and subregional estimates. The geographical pattern of projected incomes is described in terms of regions and types of districts, revealing a wider inequality of income than suggested by official statistics. The conclusions point to various ways in which the model may be improved and used in different ways. BRAMLEY G. et SMART G. (1996) La modelisation des distributions des revenus locaux en Grande-Bretagne, Reg. Studies 30, 239-255. Rares sont les donnees officielles fiables et detaillees sur les revenus locaux en Grande-Bretagne. Des estimations locales de la structure et de la distribution des revenus menagers fourniraient un champ d'applications dans le domaine de la politique, de la planification et des etudes de marche, tout en contribuant a une comprehension du progres national relatif a la pauvrete est a la richesse. Une methode qui genere de telles estimations se voit presenter qui comporte la desagregation de L'Etude des Depenses Menageres menee au niveau national et la projection sur le plan local des distributions a partir des donnees provenant du recensement de la population et des autres donnees sur la composition des menages et des facteurs lies a l'activite economique et au revenu. On discute des suppositions et du calibrage de ce modele, et sa performance se voit evaluer par rapport aux autres estimations regionales et sousregionales. La geographie des revenus prevus est presentee en termes de regions et de types de district, ce qui laisse voir des inegalites des revenus d'autant plus importantes que ne laissent supposer les statistiques officielles. La conclusion indique des facons dont le modele pourrait etre ameliore et utilise. BRAMLEY G. und SMART G. (1996) Ein Modell der Einkommensverteilung in Grossbritannien nach Orten, Reg. Studies 30, 239-255. Es gibt ungenugend zuverlassige und ins Einzelne gehende offizielle Daten auf ortlicher Ebene uber Einkommen in Grossbrittannien. Am Orte durchgefuhrte Schatzungen der Struktur und Verteilung von Einkommen pro Haushalt wurden sich in verschiedener Hinsicht fur Grundsatzformulierungen, Planung und Marktforschung nutzlich erweisen, und auf Landesebene zum Verstandnis zukunftigen Auftretens von Wohlhabenheit und Armut beitragen. Es wird eine Methode der Ableitung solcher Schatzungen beschrieben, einschliesslich der Disaggregation des landesweiten Uberblicks uber Familenausgaben (Family Expenditure Survey) und der Projektion der Verteilung bis hinunter zur Ortsebene, wobei Volkszahlungs - und andere Daten der Zusammensetzung von Haushalten sowie Faktoren im Zusammenhang mit wirtschaftlicher Leistung und Einkommen herangezogen wurden. Die Voraussetzungen und Kalibrierung des Modells werden erortert, und seine Leistung gegenuber verschiedenen alternativen Schatzungen fur Regionen und Teilregionen beurteilt. Das geographische Muster projektierter Einkommen wird nach Regionen und Distrikttypen beschrieben, wobei grossere Einkommensdiskrepanzen auftreten als die offizielle Statistik vermuten liess. Die Schlussfolgerungen deuten auf verschiedene Weisen der Verbesserung und Anwendung der Modelle hin.

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  • Glen Bramley & Gavin Smart, 1996. "Modelling Local Income Distributions in Britain," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 239-255.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:30:y:1996:i:3:p:239-255
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349608
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