Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
November 15, 2013
Summary:
This article suggests multidimensional affluence measures for the top of the distribution. In contrast to commonly used top income shares, they allow the analysis of the extent, intensity and breadth of affluence in several dimensions within a common framework. We illustrate this by analysing the role of income and wealth as dimensions of multidimensional well-being in Germany and the US in 2007 as well as for the US over the period 1989-2007. We find distinct country differences with the country ranking depending on the measure. While in Germany wealth predominantly contributes to the intensity of affluence, income is more important in the US.
Published in
Applied Economics
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 45 , p.4 -4
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2013.795280
ISSN
36846
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Notes
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