An alternative functional form for estimating the Lorenz curve

被引：35

作者：

Rohde, Nicholas ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Econ, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2009年 / 105卷 / 01期

关键词：

Gini coefficient; Lorenz curve; Parametric form;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2009.05.015

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We propose a simple single parameter functional form for the Lorenz curve. The new specification is fitted to existing data sets and is shown to provide a better fit than existing single parameter Lorenz curves for the given data. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：61 / 63

页数：3

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