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Equivalence Scales

Equivalence Scales is a normative metric used in welfare economics and means testing to adjust household income thresholds by accounting for differences in household size and composition, thereby enabling comparability of economic well-being across diverse households.

218

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13.8K

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284

Authors

184

Institutions

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2017–2026

21

Variants

Equivalence Scale

Parents

Publications

218

EQUIVALENCE SCALES, WELL‐BEING, INEQUALITY, AND POVERTY: SENSITIVITY ESTIMATES ACROSS TEN COUNTRIES USING THE LUXEMBOURG INCOME STUDY (LIS) DATABASE

Brigitte Buhmann, Lee Rainwater, Guenther Schmaus et al. · Review of Income and Wealth · 1988 · 1.2K citations

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MEASURING POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Stephen Klasen · Review of Income and Wealth · 2000 · 546 citations

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Measures of relative equality and their meaning in terms of social welfare

Charles Blackorby, David Donaldson · Journal of Economic Theory · 1978 · 441 citations

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Estimating Consumption Economies of Scale, Adult Equivalence Scales, and Household Bargaining Power

Martin Browning, P.-A. Chiappori, Arthur Lewbel · The Review of Economic Studies · 2013 · 411 citations

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Equivalence Scale Relativities and the Extent of Inequality and Poverty

Fiona Coulter, Frank Cowell, Stephen P. Jenkins · The Economic Journal · 1992 · 398 citations

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Authors

284

  1. AL
    Arthur Lewbel

    Boston College, United States

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

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  2. RR
    Ranjan Ray

    Monash University, Australia

    8 publications · 238 citations

    8

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  3. KP
    Krishna Pendakur

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    7 publications · 383 citations

    7

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  4. DD
    David Donaldson

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    7 publications · 854 citations

    7

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  5. DT
    Daniel T. Slesnick

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    5 publications · 910 citations

    5

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Institutions

184

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    306 citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    356 citations

  4. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    86 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    485 citations

  6. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    195 citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    232 citations

  8. Brandeis University

    Waltham, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    901 citations

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Venues

  1. Review of Income and Wealth

    26 publications · 3.2K citations

    20

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  2. Journal of Public Economics

    12 publications · 990 citations

    12

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 11 publications · 253 citations

    11

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  4. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 7 publications · 147 citations

    7

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  5. The Economic Journal

    7 publications · 851 citations

    7

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