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A Note on the Estimation of the Gini Index

Published:2014-07-09 Issue:3 Volume:8 Page:237-256
ISSN:0973-8010
Container-title:Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research
language:en
Short-container-title:Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research

Author:

Djolov George¹

Affiliation:

1. The author is at the University of Stellenbosch and Socio-Economic Integration Unit, Statistics South Africa, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa,

Abstract

This article provides a statistical decision-making framework for the Gini index through the introduction of practically usable confidence intervals for this index. The resultant intervals enable hypothesis testing with the Gini index as well as providing a mechanism for studying the reliability of its estimates. The article presents these confidence intervals and demonstrates their prospective uses with an illustrative example to officially published estimates for the index from 24 countries. JEL Classification: C02, C13

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Development

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0973801014531134

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