期刊名称：Discussion Paper Series / Department of Economics, Monash University
出版年度：2007
卷号：1
出版社：Monash University
摘要：We apply stochastic dominance tests to investigate trends in inequality in Australia over
the period 1983 to 1998. Results show significant levels of inequalities in the income
and expenditure distributions for the population as a whole as well as within population
groups. We further find that the impact of the government¡¯s tax and transfer
redistribution scheme varied greatly among the different demographic groups. After tax
and transfers are made, significant gains in welfare levels were observed for migrant and
single-parents households compared to their non-migrant and couple-parent counterparts
respectively. In contrast, welfare levels of male-headed households continue to dominate
those of female households post tax and that there is limited government capacity for
closing the existing gap in incomes and expenditures among households without
children.
