Brigitte Buhmann

Datos Biográficos

ID4239223
NOMBREBrigitte Buhmann
NOMBRESBrigitte
APELLIDOBuhmann
FIRMABUHMANN B
AFILIACIONESLocal Initiatives Support Corporation
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS2
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1985
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN1988
ÍNDICE H0

  • Equivalence Scales, Well‐being, Inequality, and Poverty

    Open AccessBrigitte Buhmann, Lee Rainwater et al.ARTICLEReview of Income and Wealth1988

    The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) database on which this article is based offers researchers exciting new possibilities for international comparisons based on household income microdata. Among the choices the LIS microdata allows a researcher, e.g. income definition, income accounting unit, etc., is the choice of family equivalence scale, a method for estimating economic well‐being by adjusting income for measurable differences in need. The range…

  • Taxes, Expenditures and Income Distribution in Switzerland

    Open AccessRobert E Leu, Rene L Frey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Policy1985Referencias: 7

    In this paper, we analyse the impact of government policies on income distribution and poverty in Switzerland. First, we give an overview of the Swiss welfare system and provide an estimate of the poverty problem in this country. Second, we discuss some major problems of fiscal incidence analysis. Third, we examine the impact of taxes and expenditures on income distribution in Switzerland using a budget incidence approach. The analysis is based m…