Large sample distribution of several inequality measures: with application to Cote d'Ivoire

Type Journal Article - Living standards measurement study (LSMS) working paper
Title Large sample distribution of several inequality measures: with application to Cote d'Ivoire
Author(s)
Volume 1
Issue LSM61
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1990
URL http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&me​nuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&theSitePK=523679&entityID=000178830_98101902172871&searchMenuPK=​64187283&theSitePK=523679
Abstract
Several measures have been devised to analyze income or consumption distribution inequality. This paper presents the large sample distributions of several inequality measures that are used to test if the observed differences in sample estimates of their values are statistically significant. The results presented in the paper are applied to analyze income inequality in Cote d'Ivoire from the data of the Living Standards Survey, 1985.

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