Sökning: "Gini coefficient"

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1. 1. Estimating income inequality : large sample inference in finite populations

   Författare :Arne Sandström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; order statistics and concomitant of order statistics; functionals; stochastic differentials; weighted empirical distribution function; income inequality; Gini coefficient;

   Sammanfattning : During the last decades the interest in measuring income inequality has substantially increased. In this work we consider measures related to the Lorenz Curve, e g the Gini coefficient. These measures are decomposable^ g the inequality in disposable income can be assigned to various income sources. LÄS MER

3. 2. On the weightless economy: Evaluating ICT sectors in the European, Asian and African regions

   Författare :Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; probit; Gini coefficient; Europe; economic growth; ICT sectors; panel cointegration; diffusion; Asia; Africa; panel data; broadband; input-output; production; weightless economy; cellular;

   Sammanfattning : One of the most distinctive characteristics of the weightless economy is the increasingly important role of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors, which, according to the OECD (2009), consist of ICT products and media and content products. The ICT sectors have been identified as contributing significantly to the economy through production, measured by the value of the ICT outputs produced and the spillover effects to the other sectors, and the diffusion due to the higher penetration rate of ICT products and services and the impact of the end-users. LÄS MER

4. 3. Essays on Income Risk and Inequality

   Författare :Karl Harmenberg; Per Krusell; Fatih Guvenen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income risk; income inequality; consumption; durable goods; cyclical skewness; top-income inequality; gender gap; glass ceiling; assortative mating; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Consumption Dynamics under Time-Varying Unemployment Risk We study the response of households' demand for durable goods to fluctuations in unemployment risk. First, using survey data, we document that household durable expenditures react strongly to unemployment risk, while the effect on nondurable expenditures is indistinguishable from zero. LÄS MER

5. 4. Two Essays on Income Inequality in Chile

   Författare :Alexis Palma; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Chile; inequality;

   Sammanfattning : This first paper summarizes the explanations given to the level and change of income and earnings inequality in Chile in the last decades. Education has been found to be a key factor behind earnings inequality in Chile, explaining 9-40%, depending on the survey, definition of income, year, method, and sample used. LÄS MER

7. 5. Explaining Earnings and Income Inequality in Chile

   Författare :Alexis Palma; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Income Inequality; Inequality Decomposition; Chile; Labor Market; Informal Sector; Bootstrap; Quintile Regressions;

   Sammanfattning : The focal point of all papers in this thesis is income inequality in Chile. In some of them household income is analyzed, in others monthly earnings or the wage rate are used. In the first and fourth paper a long-run analysis is done, while in the second and third I concentrate my attention only on the 1990s. LÄS MER