An (almost) unbiased estimator for the S-Gini index

被引：2

作者：

Demuynck, Thomas ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Ctr Econ Studies, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY | 2012年 / 10卷 / 01期

关键词：

S-Gini; Unbiased estimators; Combinatorics; ASYMPTOTIC-DISTRIBUTION; INEQUALITY; CHINA; INFERENCE; AGGLOMERATION; VARIANCE; INDUSTRY; POVERTY; WELFARE;

D O I：

10.1007/s10888-010-9142-3

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This note provides an unbiased estimator for the absolute S-Gini and an almost unbiased estimator for the relative S-Gini for integer parameter values. Simulations indicate that these estimators perform considerably better then the usual estimators, especially for small sample sizes.

引用

页码：109 / 126

页数：18

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