Ron (04.04.2013): "I was trying to do a cost of living comparison between Germany and France, but costs vary wildly depending on location. I did notice that Frances utility costs were much lower (I suppose because of greater public ownership of utilities)." -
Jim (20.03.2013): "looking at (real) median household income deals with the inequality issue (to some extent) but doesn't deal with non-market costs and benefits. The Genuine Progress Indicator and the like try to bring those in." - New data for critical research touching the issues mentioned: Household Finance and Consumption Network (HFCN) http://www.ecb.int/home/html/researcher_hfcn.en.html#docs HFCS Report on the Results from the First wave [1.4 MB] http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/other/ecbsp2en.pdf Statistical Tables from the First Wave of the HFCS http://www.ecb.int/home/pdf/research/HFCS_Statistical_Tables_Wave1.pdf HFCS Methodological Report for the First Wave [1.06 MB] http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/other/ecbsp1en.pdf The Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey: description and main results of the first wave. ECB Monthly Bulletin, April 2013, p. 57-71 http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/other/art1_mb201304en_pp57-71en.pdf Abstract: "The Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) is a new dataset that provides detailed information on household balance sheets in the euro area. Based on a sample of more than 62,000 households, the HFCS collects harmonised data that make it possible to undertake cross-country analyses of issues related to household wealth and its components, allowing specific sub-populations, e.g. the indebted or the credit constrained, to be examined in closer detail. This article gives an overview of the distribution of household net wealth, assets and liabilities with a particular focus on heterogeneity across specific household groups. In addition, it reports selected indicators of financial pressure and briefly compares the results for the euro area with similar data for the United States." - And last but not least: A first critical comment on the report from the left http://www.sozialismus.de/nc/archiv/kommentare_analysen/detail/artikel/pleite-zyprer-reicher-als-deutsche/ Collaboratively, hk _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
