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Intermediate inequality and welfare : the case of Spain, 1980-81 to 1990-91

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10016/4756
ISSN: 0034-6586
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4991.00013
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2001-06
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Wiley
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The 1990–91 household expenditures distribution in Spain dominates, in the relative ("rightist") Lorenz sense, the 1980–81 distribution, but the latter dominates the former in the absolute ("leftist") Lorenz sense. This situation constitutes a textbook case for intermediate or "centrist" notions of inequality and social welfare. This paper presents the first empirical application of this sort, using the intermediate inequality concept introduced in Del Río and Ruiz-Castillo (2000). The data reveal that there is a decrease in household expenditures inequality for a relatively small set of centrist attitudes.
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Economía doméstica, Distribución de la renta, Bienestar social, España
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Review of Income and Wealth, v. 47, n. 2, pp. 221-238
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