The impact of income adjustments in the Casen Survey on the measurement of inequality in Chile

The adjustment of the information obtained from household surveys to make the figures compatible with National Accounts is a non-standard and potentially questionable practice given that it alters the structure of income distribution. This paper analyzes the sensitivity of inequality and poverty ind...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Bravo, José A. Valderrama Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Chile 2016-03-01
Series:Estudios de Economía
Online Access:https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/39460