The Marginal Effects in Subgroup Decomposition of the Gini Index
In this article, we derive the elasticity of the Gini index with respect to changes in subgroup incomes for subgroups that are characterized by significant income separation. The resulting elasticity, which is structurally similar to that of the empirically popular Lerman and Yitzhaki’s (1985) elast...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Official Statistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/jos-2016-0037 |