Biewen, Martin and Jenkins, Stephen P. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8305-9774
(2006)
Variance estimation for generalized entropy and Atkinson inequality indices: the complex survey data case.
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 68 (3).
pp. 371-383.
ISSN 0305-9049
Abstract
We derive the sampling variances of generalized entropy and Atkinson indices when estimated from complex survey data, and show how they can be calculated straightforwardly using widely available software. We also show that, when the same approach is used to derive variance formulae for the independent and identically distributed case, it leads to estimators that are simpler than those proposed before. Both cases are illustrated with a comparison of income inequality in Britain and Germany.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0305-9049 |
| Additional Information: | © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
| Divisions: | Social Policy STICERD |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2011 11:21 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 22:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/32073 |
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