<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents a comparison of the costs of Polish households by their main source of income. In order to compare these costs the author estimated three kinds of equivalence scales using the Engel method, ELES (<italic>Extended Linear Expenditure System</italic>), the demand equation and the Bernoulli well-being function. Estimation for household groups determined on account of the main source of income produced by the scales confirmed differences in households' maintenance costs compared to the costs of the reference household. A comparison of the values of equivalence scales revealed a similarity of the results produced by the ELES and the Bernoulli methods which differed from the results obtained by means of the Engel method.</p></abstract>

The paper presents a comparison of the costs of Polish households by their main source of income. In order to compare these costs the author estimated three kinds of equivalence scales using the Engel method, ELES (Extended Linear Expenditure System), the demand equation and the Bernoulli well-being function. Estimation for household groups determined on account of the main source of income produced by the scales confirmed differences in households' maintenance costs compared to the costs of the reference household. A comparison of the values of equivalence scales revealed a similarity of the results produced by the ELES and the Bernoulli methods which differed from the results obtained by means of the Engel method.

Equivalence Scale in Terms of Polish Households' Source of Income

Department of Statistics, Cracow University of Economics, 27 Rakowicka St., 31-510 Cracow

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

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The paper presents a comparison of the costs of Polish households by their main source of income. In order to compare these costs the author estimated three...

Equivalence Scale in Terms of Polish Households' Source of Income

Published Online: Jun 28, 2012

Page range: 114 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10031-011-0044-8

Keywords
equivalence scale, households budget survey

This content is open access.

Equivalence Scale in Terms of Polish Households' Source of Income

Published Online: Jun 28, 2012

Page range: 114 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10031-011-0044-8

Keywordsequivalence scale, households budget survey

This content is open access.

Keywords
equivalence scale, households budget survey