Replication files for 
Dimitris K. Christopoulos and Peter McAdam (2016)
On the Persistence of Cross-Country Inequality Measures
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.

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Here is described the definition of variables and the number of countries included in the sample. 

The text file INEQUALITY47.TXT contains the data set.

The Fourier-FTest.tsp code searches for the optimal frequency in the DCPC panel unti root test reported in the text.

PesaranUR.tsp codes peroms the CIPS panel unit root test.


Income inequality is captured by the Gini index from the Standardized World Income Inequality Database (SWIID), Solt (2009). 

Solt, F. (2009). Standardizing the world income inequality database. Social Science Quarterly, 90(2):231242.

Net: 
Gini_net: Estimate of Gini index of inequality in equivalized (square root scale) household disposable (post-tax, post-transfer) income, using Luxembourg Income Study.

Gross:
Gini_market: Estimate of Gini index of inequality in equivalized (square root scale) household market (pre-tax, pre-transfer) income, using Luxembourg Income Study.


                       Country

1. Argentina
2. Australia, 
3. Bangladesh, 
4. Belgium, 
5. Brazil, 
6. Bulgaria, 
7. Canada, 
8. Chile, 
9. China, 
10. Colombia, 
11. Denmark
12. Egypt, 
13. Finland
14. France
15. Greece
16. Hungary, 
17. India
18. Indoenesia,
19. Indonesia, 
20. Ireland, 
21. Israel
22. Italy
23. Japan,
24. Jordan, 
25. Kenya,
26. Kenya, 
27. Korea, 
28. Malaysia, 
29. Mexico, 
30. Morocco, 
31. Netherlands
32. New Zealand
33. Norway
34. Pakistan, 
35. Panama, 
36. Philippines, 
37. Portugal
38. S. Africa, 
39. Spain
40. Sri Lanka, 
41. Taiwan, 
42. Thailand,  
43. Turkey
44. United Kingdom
45. United States
46. Uruguay,  
47. Venezuela. 

