Decomposing Lorenz and concentration curves

被引：13

作者：

Bishop, JA

Chow, KV

Zeager, LA

机构：

[1] E Carolina Univ, Dept Econ, Greenville, NC 27858 USA

[2] W Virginia Univ, Dept Finance, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA

[3] E Carolina Univ, Dept Econ, Greenville, NC 27858 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW | 2003年 / 44卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/1468-2354.t01-1-00096

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We decompose the Lorenz curve (LC) and its associated concentration curve (CC) by population subgroups. To illustrate these decompositions, we examine changes in earnings inequality among West Germans, East Germans, and foreign guest workers during the recent German unification. We show that East German earnings have become less concentrated in the lower deciles of the overall German earnings distribution, whereas the earnings of West Germans and foreign guest workers have become more concentrated in the lower deciles.

引用

页码：965 / 978

页数：14

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