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Estimating Income Inequality in China Using Grouped Data and the Generalized Beta Distribution

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Publisher:

UNU-WIDER

Series:

WIDER Research Paper

Volume:

2006/134

Title:

Estimating Income Inequality in China Using Grouped Data and the Generalized Beta Distribution

Authors:

Duangkamon Chotikapanich, D.S. Prasada Rao, and Kam Ki Tang

Publication date:

2006

ISSN Web:

1810-2611

ISBN Web:

9291909181

ISBN 13 Web:

9789291909186

Copyright holder:

© UNU-WIDER

Copyright year:

2006

Keywords:

Gini coefficient, generalized beta distribution, urban and rural inequality

JEL:

D31, C13, C16

Project:

Inequality and Poverty in China

Sponsor:

The governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Norway (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency-Sida) and the United Kingdom (Department for International Development).

Format:

online