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The Use Of The Gini Ratio In Measuring Distributional Impacts

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  • Riemenschneider, Charles H.

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Economists often use the Gini Ratio for measuring inequality in income or program benefit distributions without fully understanding the implications and limitations of this statistic. This paper delineates some of the limitations in the use of the Gini Ratio as it is usually calculated. It also examines several new techniques for calculating the Gini Ratio which mitigate some of these shortcomings.

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  • Riemenschneider, Charles H., 1976. "The Use Of The Gini Ratio In Measuring Distributional Impacts," Graduate Research Master's Degree Plan B Papers 11118, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midagr:11118
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11118
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    1. King, Robert P., 1977. "An analysis of rural consumption patterns in Sierra Leone and their employment and growth effects," AAEA Fellows - Dissertations and Theses, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 181061, December.

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