Estimation of inequality indices from survey data, allowing for design effects

Martin Biewen and I have derived the sampling variances of Generalized Entropy and Atkinson indices for the case they are estimated from survey data with a complex design. This talk illustrates how the indices may calculated in Stata, using our commands -svyatk- and -svygei-. The empirical illustrations compare income inequality in Britain and Germany.

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Year of publication:	2005-03-03
Authors:	Jenkins, Stephen
Institutions:	Stata User Group

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Extent:	application/pdf application/zip
Series:	United Kingdom Stata Users' Group Meetings 2005.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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