A piecewise method for estimating the Lorenz curve

We propose a piecewise method to estimate the Lorenz curve for grouped income data. Our illustrative application shows that the method can produce more plausible density when the income distribution data has multiple peaks and the Lorenz curve cannot be modeled satisfactorily over the entire interval with a single Lorenz curve model.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Wang, ZuXiang ; Smyth, Russell
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 129.2015, C, p. 45-48
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Lorenz curve \| Parametric form \| Grouped income data

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C80 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs. General ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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