Additional properties of a linear Pen's parade for individual data using the stochastic approach to the Gini index

被引:6
作者
Ogwang, Tomson [1 ]
机构
[1] Brock Univ, Dept Econ, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
关键词
income inequality; Stochastic approach; Gini index; Pen's parade;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2007.02.016
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The stochastic approach to the Gini index is used to derive new properties of a linear Pen's parade for individual data. With small sample adjustments, the reference value of the Gini index is independent of the number of income-receiving units. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:369 / 374
页数:6
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