Is inequality underestimated in Egypt? Evidence from house prices

R Van Der Weide, C Lakner… - Evidence from House …, 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
Household income surveys often fail to capture top incomes which leads to an
underestimation of income inequality. A popular solution is to combine the household survey …

[PDF][PDF] Is Inequality Underestimated in Egypt? Evidence from House Prices

E Ianchovichina, C Lakner, R van der Weide - 2015 - old.iariw.org
Due to data constraints, most of the recent evidence on the rise of top income shares stems
from developed countries. This paper presents a methodology for correcting the information …