Measuring Income Risk

42 Pages Posted: 14 Jul 2008

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Karen Gardiner

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Stephen P. Jenkins

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Social Policy and Administration; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Carol Propper

Imperial College London Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); University of Bristol - Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO)

Date Written: June 2000

Abstract

We provide a critique of the methods that have been used to derive measures of income risk and draw attention to the importance of demographic factors as a source of income risk. We also propose new measures of the contribution to total income risk of demographic and labour market factors. Empirical evidence supporting our arguments is provided using data from the British Household Survey.

Suggested Citation

Gardiner, Karen and Jenkins, Stephen P. and Propper, Carol, Measuring Income Risk (June 2000). LSE STICERD Research Paper No. CASE040, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1158931

Karen Gardiner

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Stephen P. Jenkins

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Social Policy and Administration ( email )

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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) ( email )

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Carol Propper

Imperial College London Business School ( email )

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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University of Bristol - Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) ( email )

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