Analyse de la polarisation des dépenses des ménages en République Démocratique du Congo: application des modèles FW et DER

Household expenditure polarization analysis in Democratic Republic of Congo: application of FW and DER models

Kevin Ngunza Maniata

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Abstract: This study analyzes household expenditure polarization in Democratic Republic of Congo. By using Gini index, Theil index and Atkinson index for the inequality and the indices of Foster and Wolfson (FW) and Duclos, Esteban and Ray (DER) for the polarization, we measure these two concepts by gathering individuals according to residence surroundings (urban and rural ; town, city and village) and provinces. The results of this study confirm that the inequality and polarization exist in Democratic Republic of Congo, what inspires that the social tension risk and the inequality are found in the two zones (urban and rural) but it is highest in urban zones that rural.

Keywords: Inequality; Polarization; Income. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G21 I32 R29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-06-29, Revised 2015-07-13
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