Statistical Inference for Multidimensional Inequality Indices

Ramses Abul Naga

No 2/09, Department of Economics Working Papers from University of Bath, Department of Economics

Abstract: We use the delta method to derive the large sample distribution of mul- tidimensional inequality indices. We also present a simple method for com- puting standard errors and obtain explicit formulas in the context of two families of indices

Keywords: large sample distributions; standard errors; multidimensional inequality indices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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