Arbeitspapier
Estimation and Inference for Normative Inequality Indices
This paper addresses the sampling distribution of two general classes of normative income inequality indices. Specifically, for approximations to the Atkinson-Kolm-Sen index of relative inequality and the Kolm-Blackorby-Donaldson index of absolute inequality, the paper provides consistent estimators based on a random sample of income microdata and establishes their asymptotic normality. Asymptotic variance-covariance expressions are obtained that provide for distribution-free statistical inference on these measures in a straightforward fashion. The paper thus extends the principles of statistical inference to current classes of normative inequality measures and to Atkinson's equally distributed income measure, using a general approximation approach. An example using Canadian family income microdata illustrates the technique.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Queen's Economics Department Working Paper ; No. 913
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Rongve, Ian
Beach, Charles
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Queen's University, Department of Economics
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Kingston (Ontario)
- (wann)
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1994
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Rongve, Ian
- Beach, Charles
- Queen's University, Department of Economics
Entstanden
- 1994
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