Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1847-1854 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Applied Economics |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Australia
- inequality
- Taxation
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Refitting the Kuznets curve using a gender-specific threshold model. / Kennedy, Tom; Smyth, Russell; Valadkhani, Abbas; Chen, George.
In: Applied Economics, Vol. 49, No. 19, 2017, p. 1847-1854.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Refitting the Kuznets curve using a gender-specific threshold model
AU - Kennedy, Tom
AU - Smyth, Russell
AU - Valadkhani, Abbas
AU - Chen, George
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Previous studies have reached mixed conclusions regarding the relationship between inequality and per capita income. These studies, however, fail to consider gender differences in income inequality and how these may impact on the relationship between income inequality and per capita income. Using Australian taxation statistics, we derive three sets of Gini coefficients (i.e. female, male and total) for the period 1950–2013. We then examine the relationship between inequality and real per capita income and find that a gender-specific threshold panel regression outperforms three other conventional models. Our findings suggest that ‘one set of coefficients does not fit all’ in that the use of aggregate and constant coefficients may mask variations within, and between, gender inequality over time.
AB - Previous studies have reached mixed conclusions regarding the relationship between inequality and per capita income. These studies, however, fail to consider gender differences in income inequality and how these may impact on the relationship between income inequality and per capita income. Using Australian taxation statistics, we derive three sets of Gini coefficients (i.e. female, male and total) for the period 1950–2013. We then examine the relationship between inequality and real per capita income and find that a gender-specific threshold panel regression outperforms three other conventional models. Our findings suggest that ‘one set of coefficients does not fit all’ in that the use of aggregate and constant coefficients may mask variations within, and between, gender inequality over time.
KW - Australia
KW - inequality
KW - Taxation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84984677473&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00036846.2016.1226495
DO - 10.1080/00036846.2016.1226495
M3 - Article
VL - 49
SP - 1847
EP - 1854
JO - Applied Economics
JF - Applied Economics
SN - 0003-6846
IS - 19
ER -