USING GROUPED DATA FOR CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY INDEXES - PARAMETRIC VS NONPARAMETRIC METHODS

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作者
SLOTTJE, DJ
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[1] Southern Methodist University, Dallas
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10.1016/0165-1765(90)90076-D
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F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper discusses the relative merits of parametric versus non-parametric methods in constructing indices of income inequality utilizing grouped data. The information content is higher from the parametric specifications with a cost of possibly misspecifying the functional form. We conclude that the indices should be constructed using the parametric method and then the results checked using a non-parametric method. © 1990.
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页码:193 / 197
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