The Construction and Interpretation of Combined Cross-Section and Time-Series Inequality Datasets

The inequality dataset compiled in the 1990s by the World Bank and extended by the United Nations has been both widely used and strongly criticized. The criticisms raise questions about conclusions drawn from secondary inequality datasets in general. The authors develop techniques to deal with natio...

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Main Authors: Francois, Joseph F., Rojas-Romagosa, Hugo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6329574/construction-interpretation-combined-cross-section-time-series-inequality-datasets
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8519

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