Estimation of Generalized Entropy and Atkinson Inequality Indices from Complex Survey Data

Applying a method suggested by Woodruff (1971), we derive the sampling variances of Generalized Entropy and Atkinson inequality indices when estimated from complex survey data. It turns out that this method also greatly simplifies the calculations for the i.i.d. case when compared to previous derivations in the literature. Both cases are illustrated with examples from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study and the British Household Panel Survey.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Biewen, Martin ; Jenkins, Stephen P.
Institutions:	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)
Subject:	Inequality \| Statistical Inference \| Complex Surveys

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin. - ISSN 1619-4535.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 345 6 pages long
Classification:	C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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